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CDC (Climate Data Center)

Free access and download to of a growing selection of DWD’s climate data. Via CDC Search you will find data for direct download and interactive access to station data. The interactive mode gives graphical and tabular previews of the German station data. In addition, all data sets remain accessible from our ftp server for direct download

Spatial distribution of aerosol and meteorological parameters measured during flight SourceFFR_ALADINA_20241016_10 with the UAS ALADINA near Frankfurt airport in October 2024

Exposure to ultrafine aerosol particles (UFPs) can cause adverse effects on human health, local environment and climate. Air traffic is associated with the emission of high numbers of UFPs, which results in increased UFP number concentrations close to airports. So far, the spatial distribution and variability of UFPs is poorly understood in the atmospheric boundary layer. The uncrewed aerial system (UAS) ALADINA (Application of Lightweight Aircraft for Detecting In-situ Aerosols, e.g. Altstädter et al., 2015) was operated close to the largest airport in Germany at Frankfurt airport (FRA) between 11 and 19 October 2024. The dataset provides airborne in-situ observations of the spatial distribution of aerosol particle number concentration with different sizes and meteorological parameters of temperature, humidity, wind, surface temperature and short-wave irradiance, as well as accurate position and orientation of ALADINA. Data are available from 26 measurement flights, comprising a number of 122 vertical profiles between ground and a maximum altitude of 750 m above mean sea level (ASL) and about 70 horizontal legs at different but constant altitude, e.g. in 100 m altitude intervals. Details about the ALADINA measurements will be provided in a publication (Harm-Altstädter et al., in prep.) soon.

Soil texture, soil physicochemical properties and climatic data from the PhytOakmeter plot DGRL_14 (Greifenhagen, Germany)

PhytOakmeter (www.phytoakmeter.de) is a field platform using the Quercus robur oak clone DF159 outplanted since 2010. This platform is used to monitor the impact of climate change and land use management on the "soil - plant - interactor" complex. Sites from PhytOakmeter are located either in forest or grassland habitats and represent a wide range of environmental contexts with specific stressors. All sites are equipped with loggers measuring air and soil temperature and soil humidity. Soil cores have been collected to analyze their chemical and physical characteristic. The DGRL plot in Greifenhagen (Germany) started in 2015 with 11 oak trees outplanted over a 50m x 10m grassland plot. Soil and air temperature were measured since 2018, soil moisture was measured since 2019, and soil chemistry was assessed in the root-affected zone of trees in 2016, 2020 and 2022. Soil porosity and texture were evaluated in 2020.

Regionalisierung landschaftsökologischer Parameter im alpinen Hochgebirgsraum (Walliser Alpen, Gornergrat). Bestimmung der hydrologischen Komplexgrößen Schnee und Bodenwasser sowie Klärung ihrer Bedeutung für das ökologische Prozeßgefüge

Ziel des Vorhabens ist, neben der Aufnahme des systembestimmenden Wirkungsgefüges für die alpine Gebirgsstufe, vor allem ein möglichst wirklichkeitsnahes Landschaftsmodell aufzubauen, um prognostische Aussagen zu potentiellen Umweltveränderungen für die alpine Stufe der Alpen treffen zu können. Das geplante Vorhaben versucht daher, für den alpinen Raum möglichst präzise flächenrelevante Aussagen zu den Systemparametern Vegetation, Biomasse, Relief, Schneedecke, Bodenfeuchte und Bodenwärme zu treffen, um im landschaftsökologischen Sinne das signifikante Beziehungsgefüge dieser Größen herauszustellen. Im Vordergrund der Arbeiten steht vor allem der Einsatz eines neuen feldtauglichen Messprinzips zur Bestimmung des Bodenwassergehalts auf der Basis von Wärmekapazitätsmessungen. Infolge einer engen Bindung des Bodenfeuchteregimes an das Mikrorelief sowie an die hydrologisch bedeutsame Schneedecke, sollen auch diese beiden ökologisch wichtigen Kenngrößen mit Hilfe einer fortschrittlichen Erfassungsmethodik aufgenommen werden (lasergestützter Digitalkompaß, 3D-Software). Es ist insbesondere dieser neue methodische Ansatz, der das geplante Vorhaben klar von bereits durchgeführten landschaftsökologischen Arbeiten in vergleichbaren Räumen löst und daher vielversprechende ökologische Grundlagenergebnisse erwarten läßt. Die vergleichsweise exakten Punkt- und Flächenparameteraufnahmen können aber auch als Beschreibung des ökosystemaren Ist-Zustandes verstanden werden, so daß Aufnahmewiederholungen bereits stattgefundene Systemveränderungen dokumentierten können (Ökosystemmonitoring).

Forschergruppe (FOR) 5639: Land-Atmosphäre Feedback Initiative, Teilprojekt: Beobachtung und Untersuchung des Systems Land-Atmosphäre, der planetaren Grenzschicht und von Flüssen

Die Charakterisierung der Land-Atmosphäre (L-A)-Rückkopplung erfordert detaillierte Untersuchungen des Bodens, der Landbedeckung und der Atmosphäre bis hin zur unteren freien Troposphäre. Fast alle aktuellen Observatorien und Beobachtungsnetzwerke konzentrieren sich nur auf Teilkomponenten des L-A-Systems. Ziel des Projekts P1 der Forschungsgruppe Land-Atmosphäre Feedback Initiative (LAFI) ist es, am Land-Atmosphäre Feedback Observatorium (LAFO) der Universität Hohenheim ein umfassendes Feldprogramm auf heterogenem Agrarland zu realisieren, das diese Beobachtungslücken schließt. Dieses wird durch die Messungen von Profilen der Schlüsselvariablen in allen drei Kompartimenten und die Charakterisierung ihrer horizontalen Strukturen in einer heterogenen Landschaft ermöglicht. Darüber hinaus werden wir einen 20-Jahres-Datensatz analysieren, der am MOL-RAO des DWD gesammelt wurde und die wichtigsten L-A-Systemvariablen für die Ableitung statistischer Metriken, Oberflächenflüsse und die Schließung des Energiehaushalts mit besonderem Schwerpunkt auf Hitzewellen und Dürren abdeckt. Am LAFO werden wir über mindestens eine Vegetationsperiode (Frühling-Herbst 2025) eine General Operations Period (GOP) in Kombination mit fünf Intensiven Observations Periods (IOPS) durchführen, um L-A-Feedbackprozesse zu charakterisieren. Neben etablierten Messtechniken wie Flusskammern und Eddy-Kovarianz-Systemen sowie Doppler-Lidar-Systemen werden wir neue Techniken einsetzen. Dazu gehören Isotopensensoren zur Unterscheidung zwischen Verdunstung und Transpiration, faseroptische Sensoren im Boden, in der Vegetation und in der Prandtl-Schicht für Temperatur- und Windmessungen, die Messung von Profilen der Strahlung, der Temperatur und Luftfeuchtigkeit in der Vegetation sowie unbemannte Luftfahrzeuge zur Kartierung von Landoberflächeneigenschaften und hochauflösende scannende Raman- und Differentialabsorptions-Lidarsysteme zusammen mit Doppler-Lidar-Systemen zur Ableitung dreidimensionaler turbulenter Eigenschaften der Oberflächenschicht und der atmosphärischen Grenzschicht mit besonderem Schwerpunkt auf Entrainment. P1 ist für alle anderen Projekte von unmittelbarer Bedeutung und dient als Schwerpunkt von LAFI. P2-P6 und P11 werden zur Sensorsynergie beitragen und die Daten unter verschiedenen wissenschaftlichen Aspekten analysieren. P7-P9 modellieren die gesamte GOP und verwenden die P1-Daten für Vergleiche von Feedback-Metriken und Prozessdarstellungen sowie für die Modellevaluation. P10 wird die P1-Daten mithilfe von Deep-Learning-Methoden analysieren. Die in P1 durchgeführten Messungen liefern die wesentliche Grundlage, um alle sechs Forschungsziele zu erreichen und alle Hypothesen von LAFI zu überprüfen. Ebenso stützen sich alle bereichsübergreifenden Arbeitsgruppen auf die Beobachtungen von P1. Durch das Design und die Durchführung der LAFI GOP und IOPs erwarten wir neue Erkenntnisse über L-A-Rückkopplungen und -Prozesse in Agrarlandschaften.

Soil- moisture and temperature from the plot DPFL_14 (Pfeiffhausen, Germany) from 2020

As part of PhytOakmeter (www.phytoakmeter.de), time-domain transmission, soil moisture and -temperature sensors with custom-made logger systems were used to measure time series of soil state variables. The aim of these investigations was to provide data on environmental properties used in a cross-disciplinary approach. The measurement device consisted of two sensors at three different depths. The dataset contains the values of time (UTC), relative permittivity, soil moisture (in % vol) derived from permittivity and soil temperature (in °C). Determination of soil moisture was done using the formula of Topp et al. (1980). As sensors, the SMT100 soil moisture sensors with integrated temperature measurement were used. All sensors were installed within the upper 50cm below ground. The exact depths for each sensor are listed in the dataset and parameter comment.

Soil- moisture and temperature from the plot DPFL_14 (Pfeiffhausen, Germany) from 2024

As part of PhytOakmeter (www.phytoakmeter.de), time-domain transmission, soil moisture and -temperature sensors with custom-made logger systems were used to measure time series of soil state variables. The aim of these investigations was to provide data on environmental properties used in a cross-disciplinary approach. The measurement device consisted of two sensors at three different depths. The dataset contains the values of time (UTC), relative permittivity, soil moisture (in % vol) derived from permittivity and soil temperature (in °C). Determination of soil moisture was done using the formula of Topp et al. (1980). As sensors, the SMT100 soil moisture sensors with integrated temperature measurement were used. All sensors were installed within the upper 50cm below ground. The exact depths for each sensor are listed in the dataset and parameter comment.

Soil temperature, volumetric water content, electrical conductivity, air temperature and atmospheric pressure measured every 10 minutes in a grass- and a herb-dominated area at a summer dike, Butjadingen, Germany (Nov 2022–Nov 2023)

To understand the role of plant species and functional diversity on the physical soil parameters of a sea dike, especially under prolonged drought conditions, continuous measurements of soil temperature, volumetric water content (soil moisture), soil electrical conductivity (EC), air temperature and atmospheric pressure were carried out from 22 November, 2022, to 22 November, 2023. The measurements were taken using six soil sensors from METER Group's TEROS 12 series, which were installed at three distinct soil depths (4 cm, 14 cm, 24 cm) and on two differently vegetated dike areas: one area with a grass-dominated plant community (referred to as 'Mix-Grass') and one area with a herb-dominated plant community (referred to as 'Mix-Herb'). The sensors were mounted on the southern (inland) side of a summer dike, which is located at the south-eastern North Sea coast of Germany (Butjadingen, Wesermarsch; 'Mix-Grass': 53.61211876 ° N, 8.330925695° E, 'Mix-Herb': 53. 61210826° N, 8.330989015° E), about 1 m below the dike crest. The dike height is approximately 3.6 m above mean high water (MHW). The measurement data was logged at 10-minute intervals using a ZL6 logger from the METER Group.

In-situ soil moisture and -temperature time series measurements during SwabianMOSES campaign 2023

As part of the hydro-meteorological measurement campaign SwabianMOSES 2023 time-domain transmission soil moisture sensors and temperature sensors with custom-made logger systems were used to measure time series of these soil state variables. The aim of these investigations was to provide data on physical soil properties used in a cross-disciplinary approach for a better understanding of hydro-meteorological extremes (such as high precipitation events and droughts). Each measurement site consisted of sensors at three depths with two sensors each. Logger systems were installed at six different observation sites which were distributed across the whole campaign target area in the vicinity of the Swabian Jura in Germany. Decisions on the specific installation depths were made during the installation at the respective sites based on the constitution of the local soil profiles. Installation protocols with a brief soil profile description and photos are part of this dataset. The dataset contains the values of location and time (UTC), soil temperature (in °C), relative permittivity and soil moisture (in % vol) derived from permittivity. Determination of soil moisture was done using the formula of Topp et al. (1980). As sensors, the SMT100 soil moisture sensor with integrated temperature measurement were used. All sensors were installed within the upper 50cm below ground. The exact depths for each sensor are listed in the comments.

Soil- moisture and temperature from the PhytOakmeter plot DGRL_14 (Greifenhagen, Germany) from 2022

As part of PhytOakmeter (www.phytoakmeter.de), time-domain transmission, soil moisture and -temperature sensors with custom-made logger systems were used to measure time series of soil state variables. The aim of these investigations was to provide data on environmental properties used in a cross-disciplinary approach.The measurement device consisted of two sensors at three different depths. The dataset contains the values of time (UTC), relative permittivity, soil moisture (in % vol) derived from permittivity and soil temperature (in °C). Determination of soil moisture was done using the formula of Topp et al. (1980). As sensors, the SMT100 soil moisture sensors with integrated temperature measurement were used. All sensors were installed within the upper 50cm below ground. The exact depths for each sensor are listed in the dataset and parameter comment.

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