Research Article

Climatic Cycles and Gradients of the El Niño Core Region in North Peru

Table 1

Climate stations and equipment.

Station typeSites (dist. from coast)LatitudeLongitudeElevation (m asl)Sensors

NRGNegritos (0 km) 04°39′30 S081°18′14 W25Air temperature
Bayovar (0 km)05°47′55 S081°03′57 W150Relative humidity
Piura (74 km)05°10′13 S080°38′18 W42Precipitation
Morropon (148 km)05°11′22 S079°58′01 W131Wind speed
Huancabamba (205 km)05°14′54 S′079°27′15 W2005Wind gusts
San Ignacio (257 km)05°09′00 S078°59′04 W1252Wind direction
Global radiation
Barometric pressure

CampbellCangrejos (1 km)/Colan (1 km), (relocated in 2013 due to safety issues)05°09′27 S081°09′53 W62Air temperature (2 m)
05°00′26 S081°03′22 W11Air temperature (0.5 m)
Relative humidity (2 m)
Relative humidity (0.5 m)
Precipitation
Wind speed
Wind gusts
Wind direction
Radiation balance (shortwave and infrared)
Barometric pressure
Soil temperature (3 levels)
Soil heat flux
Soil moisture (3 levels)
Ground water level (3 wells)

HoboCangrejos (0.5 km)/Colan (0.5 km) (relocated in 2013 due to safety issues)
Tavara (110 km)
05°09′01 S081°10′08 W6Air temperature (2 m)
05°03′15 S081°03′43 W73Relative humidity (2 m)
Wind speed
Wind gusts
Wind direction
05°08′11 S080°18′18 W178Precipitation
Global radiation