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Carbonate chemistry from laboratory incubation experiments using water samples from the Elbe conducted in 2023

This dataset comprises key carbonate chemistry parameters measured and calculated in incubation experiments under different experimental conditions. pH, water temperature, and salinity were measured with a WTW multimeter (MultiLine® Multi 3630 IDS). Total alkalinity was determined by open-cell titration with an 888 Titrando (Metrohm). Saturation state of calcite and aragonite were calculated using phreeqpython, a Python wrapper of the PhreeqC engine (Vitens 2021) with pH, water temperature, total alkalinity, and major ions as major input, and phreeqc.dat as database for the thermodynamic data (Parkhurst and Appelo 2013). As the original Elbe water was supersaturated with carbon dioxide (CO2) with respect to the atmosphere, its partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) level decreased during the incubation period with open flasks, which caused an adjustment of calcite saturation state (ΩC) for ambient air conditions. To adapt for the impact of pCO2 variations during the experiment, saturation state of calcite and aragonite was calculated assuming an equilibrium with an atmospheric pCO2 of 415 ppm (normalized ΩC and normalized aragonite sautration state ΩA). Since ion concentrations were measured for only a small number of samples, the ion concentrations of the remaining samples were reconstructed using stoichiometry based on the initial solution composition and total alkalinity. The concentrations of conservative ions (Na+, K+, Cl-, SO42-) were assumed remain constant, while ions related to carbonate precipitation (Ca2+, Mg2+) were calculated based on changes in measured alkalinity (see Figure 5 of the associated paper). Detailed analysis and calculation procedures are described in the Method section of the associated paper.

Ship Wave Measurements in German Coastal Waterways from 1998 to 2022

This dataset contains in-situ measurements of ship-generated wave heights and currents collected during 14 campaigns from 1998 to 2022 in German coastal waterways. It includes 81,092 filtered datapoints (from an initial 97,877) across 46 measurement stations in 28 cross-sections, with 23 unique locations, some of which were repeated after a certain time. Each wave event is linked to the ship and nautical parameters responsible for its generation. A more detailed metadata description for each campaign is attached to the dataset. Citation for this data set: Seemann, A.; Melling, G. (2024): Ship Wave Measurements in German Coastal Waterways from 1998 to 2022 [Data set], DOI: https://doi.org/10.48437/42c292-ebac3d Data Descriptor Paper: Seemann, A., Melling, G. Measurement of ship-generated waves in German coastal waterways from 1998–2022. Sci Data 12, 54 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04299-5

METOP GOME-2 - Ozone (O3) - Global

The Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 (GOME-2) instrument continues the long-term monitoring of atmospheric trace gas constituents started with GOME / ERS-2 and SCIAMACHY / Envisat. Currently, there are three GOME-2 instruments operating on board EUMETSAT's Meteorological Operational satellites MetOp-A, -B, and -C, launched in October 2006, September 2012, and November 2018, respectively. GOME-2 can measure a range of atmospheric trace constituents, with the emphasis on global ozone distributions. Furthermore, cloud properties and intensities of ultraviolet radiation are retrieved. These data are crucial for monitoring the atmospheric composition and the detection of pollutants. DLR generates operational GOME-2 / MetOp level 2 products in the framework of EUMETSAT's Satellite Application Facility on Atmospheric Chemistry Monitoring (AC-SAF). GOME-2 near-real-time products are available already two hours after sensing. The operational ozone total column products are generated using the algorithm GDP (GOME Data Processor) version 4.x integrated into the UPAS (Universal Processor for UV / VIS Atmospheric Spectrometers) processor for generating level 2 trace gas and cloud products. The new improved DOAS-style (Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy) algorithm called GDOAS, was selected as the basis for GDP version 4.0 in the framework of an ESA ITT. GDP 4.x performs a DOAS fit for ozone slant column and effective temperature followed by an iterative AMF / VCD computation using a single wavelength. For more details please refer to relevant peer-review papers listed on the GOME and GOME-2 documentation pages: https://atmos.eoc.dlr.de/app/docs/

METOP GOME-2 - Cloud Top Pressure (CTP) - Global

The Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 (GOME-2) instrument continues the long-term monitoring of atmospheric trace gas constituents started with GOME / ERS-2 and SCIAMACHY / Envisat. Currently, there are three GOME-2 instruments operating on board EUMETSAT's Meteorological Operational satellites MetOp-A, -B and -C, launched in October 2006, September 2012, and November 2018, respectively. GOME-2 can measure a range of atmospheric trace constituents, with the emphasis on global ozone distributions. Furthermore, cloud properties and intensities of ultraviolet radiation are retrieved. These data are crucial for monitoring the atmospheric composition and the detection of pollutants. DLR generates operational GOME-2 / MetOp level 2 products in the framework of EUMETSAT's Satellite Application Facility on Atmospheric Chemistry Monitoring (AC-SAF). GOME-2 near-real-time products are available already two hours after sensing. OCRA (Optical Cloud Recognition Algorithm) and ROCINN (Retrieval of Cloud Information using Neural Networks) are used for retrieving the following geophysical cloud properties from GOME and GOME-2 data: cloud fraction (cloud cover), cloud-top pressure (cloud-top height), and cloud optical thickness (cloud-top albedo). OCRA is an optical sensor cloud detection algorithm that uses the PMD devices on GOME / GOME-2 to deliver cloud fractions for GOME / GOME-2 scenes. ROCINN takes the OCRA cloud fraction as input and uses a neural network training scheme to invert GOME / GOME-2 reflectivities in and around the O2-A band. VLIDORT [Spurr (2006)] templates of reflectances based on full polarization scattering of light are used to train the neural network. ROCINN retrieves cloud-top pressure and cloud-top albedo. The cloud-top pressure for GOME scenes is derived from the cloud-top height provided by ROCINN and an appropriate pressure profile. For more details please refer to relevant peer-review papers listed on the GOME and GOME-2 documentation pages: https://atmos.eoc.dlr.de/app/docs/

Transdisziplinäre Mehrfachnutzung von Rohfaser und Rohprotein klimaresilienter Fruchtarten über selektive Ernte- und Aufbereitungsverfahren in ressourcenschonenden Farming-Systemen mit Recycling des Stickstoffs (MEFAFUP), Teilvorhaben 4

CAMELS-DE-1h: hourly hydro-meteorological time series, weather forecasts, and attributes for 1611 catchments in Germany

CAMELS-DE-1h provides a comprehensive and harmonized collection of hydro-meteorological data for 1611 catchments across Germany. The time series data cover the period from 2001 to 2024 and provide measurements of discharge, water level, and meteorological variables in hourly resolution for all catchments. The metorological variables are aggregated to the catchment areas from the gridded data sources RADKLIM-YW and HOSTRADA (DWD) and encompass the variables precipitation, air temperature, humidity, water vapor mixing ratio, global radiation, air pressure, cloud cover, dew point temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. In addition, deterministic and ensemble weather forecasts with a 48-hour lead time, readily processed for all catchments from the ICON-D2 model (DWD), are included for the period 2021 to 2024. The dataset also provides static catchment attributes encompassing topography, soils, land cover, hydrogeology, and human influences. Furthermore, to serve as a baseline for further model development, the dataset includes discharge simulation results from a regionally trained LSTM and a catchment-calibrated HBV (Hydrologiska Byråns Vattenbalansavdelning) conceptual model. A comprehensive description of the dataset can be found in the accompanying data description paper. Key features of CAMELS-DE-1h: 1. Hydro-meteorological time series data in hourly resolution (2001–2024) 2. Historical deterministic and ensemble weather forecasts from ICON-D2 with a 48-hour lead time (2021–2024) 3. Catchment attributes 4. Benchmark discharge simulation results from an LSTM and the HBV model

Anlagenbezogener Gewaesserschutz bei einem 380-kV-Drehstrom-Kabelsystem

West-Berlin stellte seit dem 2. Weltkrieg auch von der Stromversorgung her eine Insel dar. Die BEWAG beabsichtigte deshalb 1990, die Stadt ueber ein 380-kV-Drehstrom-System an das westeuropaeische Verbundnetz anzuschliessen. Der Leitungsbau war noch mit der DDR-Regierung ausgehandelt worden. Ausserhalb der Stadtgrenze sollte das System als Freileitung gefuehrt, innerhalb der Stadt vom Teufelsbruch bis zum Kraftwerk Reuter dann auf Senatsbeschluss aus Gruenden der Sicherheit, des Umwelt- und des Landschaftsschutzes unterirdisch gelegt werden. Die BEWAG betrieb bereits eine aehnliche unterirdische Kabelanlage in der Stadt, die als Referenzobjekt dienen konnte. Unterirdische Stromkabel beduerfen einer elektrischen Isolierung. In der Regel besteht sie aus oelgetraenktem Papier (erst neueste Entwicklungen verwenden oelfreie Isolierungen aus Polyethylen). Im Inneren eines solchen Kabels befindet sich ein Kupferhohlleiter, in den sich freies Isolieroel, das nicht an das Papier gebunden ist, bewegen kann. Das Isolieroel ist eine wassergefaehrdende Fluessigkeit. Ein solches Kabel stellt also eine Anlage zum Verwenden wassergefaehrdender Stoffe im Sinne des Paragraphen 19g (1) Wasserhaushaltsgesetz dar. Im Einvernehmen mit der Senatsverwaltung fuer Stadtentwicklung und Umweltschutz als zustaendiger Wasserbehoerde wurde das IWS von der BEWAG beauftragt, die Planungen der Anlage bezueglich des Boden- und Grundwasserschutzes zu untersuchen und festzustellen, ob von ihr keine Besorgnis einer Gewaessergefaehrdung ausginge.

Veredelung von Nassgrünland-Biomasse zu Plattformchemikalien, Verpackungen, Faserguss und Papier, Teilvorhaben 4: PEF-Verpackungen

EDELNASS fokussiert auf die stoffliche Verwertung von Aufwüchsen von wiedervernässten Moor-Grünland, welches heterogen in der Artenzusammensetzung ist und oft Bewirtschaftungseinschränkungen unterliegt (z.B. Erntezeitpunkt). Biomasse und ihre Standortparameter von 5 Moorstandorten in ganz Deutschland werden analysiert und hinsichtlich ihrer Anwendbarkeit in 2 Verwertungsverfahren untersucht, getestet und bewertet: (i) Umwandlung in Bioraffinerien zu den biobasierten, hochwertigen Basischemikalien HMF und Furfural und der Optimierung der Verfahren an der Universität Hohenheim. Ebenso wird Lignin als weiteres Produkt hergestellt. Das HMF kann zur Herstellung des recyclebaren, biobasierten Hochleistungskunststoff PEF weiterverarbeitet werden, woraus die Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen nachhaltige Verpackungslösungen entwickelt, (ii) Das Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie stellt zusammen mit seinen Partnern Faserstoffe aus der Biomasse her und verarbeiten diese weiter zu Papieren und Fasergussformteilen. Kopplungspotentiale von Stoffströmen der Rohstofffraktionen zwischen den Verfahren untersucht, indem Zwischen- und Nebenprodukte der Verfahren in die jeweils anderen Prozesse eingespeist werden. Ziel der Untersuchungen ist es, neue Wertschöpfungsketten auf der Grundlage von Nasswiesen-Bewirtschaftung zu entwickeln, die eine produktive Nutzung von Nassgrünland mit dem Erreichen von Naturschutz- und Klimaschutzzielen verbindet. Für eine zukünftige Honorierung von Ökosystemdienstleistungen vernässter Moore werden Datengrundlagen erstellt: CO2-Bilanz der Verfahren und möglicher Produkte (inkl. bodenbürtiger Emissionen), Entwicklung von Artenvielfalt und Wasserqualität. Die Kosten von der Rohstoffbereitstellung bis zum Endprodukt werden analysiert, um geeignete Betriebsmodelle für die einzelnen Verfahren abzuleiten und beispielhaft in Moorregionen zu projektieren.

CSP-Finance Financing Concentrating Solar Power in the Middle East and North Africa

In June 2010, the DLR Group of Systems Analysis started an investigation about innovative financing of Concentrating Solar Power Plants (CSP) in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. We found a possible strategy for the market introduction of concentrating solar power (CSP) plants in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) that will not require considerable subsidization and will not constitute a significant burden for electricity consumers in the region. In the first section, the paper explains the need of MENA countries for sustainable supply of electricity and calculates the cost of electricity for a model case country. In the second part, the cost development of concentrating solar power plants is calculated on the basis of expectations for the expansion of CSP on a global level. After that, the challenges for the market introduction of CSP in MENA are explained. Finally, we present a strategy for the market introduction of CSP in MENA, removing the main barriers for financing and starting market introduction in the peak load and the medium load segment of power supply. The paper explains why long-term power purchase agreements (PPA) for CSP should be calculated on the basis of avoided costs, starting in the peak load segment. Such PPA are not yet available, the paper aims to convince policy makers to introduce them. The attached power point file shows some examples of time series of load and supply by CSP in the different load segments and shows the graphs used in the report. The attached Excel Sheet gives the time series of load and supply by CSP for the different load segments for a total reference year.

The frequency stability challenge

In recent years, electricity production from distributed renewable energy generators in Germany increased significantly due to the German Renewable Energy Sources Act. Photovoltaic power plants have shown the highest growths rates in 2009 and 2010. About two thirds of photovoltaic power plants in Continental Europe are connected to low voltage networks. Related grid codes allow for distributed generation only to operate within frequency ranges that are in many cases extremely close to nominal frequency. At an abnormal system condition the frequency of a region may increase above those thresholds and distributed generators would disconnect within immediately. The paper investigates the related potential frequency stability problem and analyses mitigation measures.

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