Long-term forest meteorological data from the Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research Programme (LWF) in Switzerland, from 1996-2016

The paper describes the meteorological measurements that have been collected since 1997 at 14 forest sites, both under the canopy and in open areas nearby, and 2 sites only under the canopy, resulting into 30 individual series. The dataset is unique because it offers detailed comparisons of microclimatic conditions and their respective spatial and temporal variation across the complex topography of Switzerland. As earlier studies demonstrated, the microclimatic conditions under the forest canopy frequently differ from the standard meteorological conditions in the open field. Hence, the characteristics of the microclimate inside the forest and how it is changing relative to changes outside the forest needs to be better understood to improve the quality and reliability of forest models and formulate management recommendations. The dataset is well suited towards such goals because it contains high-quality and detailed information on the below-canopy microclimate of temperate deciduous, mixed, and coniferous forests across a wide range of forest types, elevations, exposures, and topographies.

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Date ( Creation )
2014-06-30
Presentation form
time series
Purpose
The main aim was to improve the understanding of the functioning of forest ecosystems. The measurements of meteorological conditions below and outside (as a proxy for above) forest canopy allow to include this important driver for many ecosystem processes into the analyses and assessments.
Status
Completed
WSL, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research - Häni Matthias
Zürcherstrasse 111 Birmensdorf 8903.0 Switzerland

+41 44 739 28 38
Keywords ( Theme )
  • meteorology, forest ecosystem, ICP Forests, climate
Keywords ( Place )
  • SWITZERLAND
Keywords ( Discipline )
  • ECOLOGY
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Metadata language
german
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Begin date
1997-01-02
End date
2014-07-01

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Codespace
EPSG
Version
7.4
Distribution format
  • ( )

OnLine resource
Pangaea web archiving system
OnLine resource
original_file_metadata.xls ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )

original metadata file

OnLine resource
Annals of Forest Science ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

Data Paper

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Dataset

gmd:MD_Metadata

File identifier
12bbda8e-4823-4c34-8061-35118f24e8f8 XML
Metadata language
eng
Character set
UTF8
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Dataset
Date stamp
2020-12-17T10:24:06
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0
WSL, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research - Häni Matthias
Zürcherstrasse 111 Birmensdorf 8903 Switzerland

+41 44 739 28 38

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