Version history17. July 2019: release of Version 2.0. This version includes additionally the catchment boundaries provided as subfolder of geodata.zip. The version 1.0 is available in the "previous-versions" subfolder via the Data Download link. The time series did not change and are not included in the V1.0 zip folder. Data descriptionWe used different sensing techniques including time-lapse imagery, electric conductivity and stage measurements to generate a combined dataset of presence and absence of streamflow within a large number of nested sub-catchments in the Attert Catchment, Luxembourg. The first sites of observation were established in 2013 and successively extended to a total number of 182 in 2016 as part of the project “Catchments As Organized Systems” (CAOS, Zehe et al., 2014). Setup for time-lapse imagery measurements was inspired by Gilmore et al. (2013) while the setup for EC-sensor was proposed by Chapin et al. (2014). Temporal resolution ranged from 5 to 15 minutes intervals. Each single dataset was carefully processed and quality controlled before the time interval was homogenized to 30 minutes. The dataset provides valuable information of the dynamics of a meso-scale stream network in space and time.The Attert basin is located in the border region of Luxembourg and Belgium and covers an area of 247 km². The elevation of the catchment ranges from 245 m a.s.l. in Useldange to 549 m a.s.l. in the Ar-dennes. Climate conditions across the catchment are rather similar in terms of temperature and pre-cipitation. Hydrological regimes are mainly driven by seasonal fluctuations in evapotranspiration caus-ing flow to cease in intermittent reaches during dry periods. The catchment covers three predominant geologies: Slate, Marls and Sandstone. The dataset features data from catchments covering all geologi-cal characteristics from single geology to mixed geology. It can be used to test and evaluate hydrologic models, but also for the assessment of the intermittent stream ecosystem in the Attert basin.
Real-time fluid monitoring began in late 2020 in the East Eifel and currently includes 12 sites, such as abandoned CO₂ wells, mofettes, CO₂-rich springs, CO₂-rich soil, and a cold-water geyser in the West Eifel. For the first time, fluid data are being recorded continuously with a high temporal resolution of up to 1 Hz. Depending on the local site conditions, the following parameters are being monitored: instrument temperature and battery voltage; barometric pressure and temperature; meteorological parameters; water level, wellhead pressure, water temperature; radon in free gas phase; CO2 concentration and CO2 flux in soil gas. Data are transmitted hourly via FTP to GFZ. While we generally observe small seasonal variations, short-term transients related to heavy rain or local and distant earthquakes are indicated. Over longer periods, we observe trend changes in helium isotope ratios, radon concentration, and water temperature. For example, two sites exhibited significant helium isotope changes from 2021 to 2025, which appear to correlate with earthquake swarms at depth. These examples demonstrate the necessity of jointly interpreting meteorological, hydrogeological, geophysical, and geodetic data.
This data set was collected in the frame of the ICDP drilling project DIVE (Drilling the Ivrea-Verbano ZonE) to determine the thermal properties of lower crustal lithologies and their variabilities. Two boreholes were drilled, the first 5071_1_B (in Ornavasso, final depth: 578.5 m) intersects the amphibolite-facies metasedimentary succession of the Ivrea-Verbano Zone, and the second borehole 5071_1_A (in Megolo, final depth: 909.5 m) is located within the mafic complex.
Thermal properties were measured on fresh drill cores from the two DIVE boreholes and surface samples collected from nearby outcrops. The data set comprises thermal conductivity (TC), thermal diffusivity (TD), and specific heat capacity (Cp) measurements as well as measurements on concentrations of heat producing elements (HPE) Uranium (U), Thorium (Th), and Potassium (K) and the calculated radiogenic heat production (A).