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Carbonate chemistry and river discharge dataset for the Elbe from incubation experiments and historical data records

This dataset provides carbonate chemistry and hydrological measurements supporting the analysis of the stability of alkalinity and carbon transport potential in the Elbe Estuary, northern Germany. It includes (1) results from laboratory incubation experiments using water samples from the Elbe conducted in 2023, (2) historical water chemistry monitoring records from multiple stations, and (3) monthly flow discharge measurements from the Neu Darchau gauging station. Experimental data were collected from the experiments varying salinity and seasonal conditions, and parameters measured include pH, temperature, and total alkalinity. Major ion concentrations (Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl-, SO42-) were reconstructed from stoichiometry. The saturation states of calcite and aragonite, as well as pCO2, were calculated using the phreeqpython geochemical package. Historical data, covering carbonate chemistry and major ions at several stations and over multiple years, were collected from digitized sources and FGG Elbe. Together, this dataset facilitates the investigation of long-term trends in the carbonate system and carbon transport in the land ocean transition zone of the Elbe River.

Raw data of physical oceanography during RV MARIA S. MERIAN cruise MSM97/2

Raw physical oceanography data was acquired by a ship-based Seabird SBE911+ CTD-Rosette system onboard RV MARIA S. MERIAN during research cruise MSM97/2. The CTD system is comprised of a Seabird SBE911Plus including dual respectively redundant sensor and pump packages. The SBE11plus Deck Unit remains on board in a laboratory and supplies on one hand power to the SBE9plus underwater unit, on the other hand data telemetry between the SBE9plus and a measurement PC. The SBE9plus underwater unit itself holds a pressure sensor and is interfacing with dual SEB3 temperature, SBE4 conductivity and SBE43 oxygen sensors and two SBE5 pumps to provide a pumped water supply past each sensor. The system also carries an optical FLNTU sensor to measure a combinations of back-scattering, turbidity, and chlorophyll-a. To quantify the photo-synthetically active radiation a PAR sensor is installed as well. Water sampling is supported via 24 Niskin water sample bottles holding 10L each, fired via a SBE32 carousel water sampler.

Einrichtung eines laenderuebergreifenden Pool-Systems fuer Mehrwegverpackungen zur Schonung der Umwelt

Das internationale Pool-System fuer Mehrwegfischtransportverpackungen ist aufgebaut und etabliert sich zunehmend im Markt. 1996 konnten ueber 1,6 Mio. Vermietungen von Mehrwegboxen erzielt werden. Zur Zeit wird noch an der Entwicklung einer massgeschneiderten EDV-Loesung fuer unser internationales Mehrwegsystem gearbeitet.

EU Climate Policy Tracker

The EU Climate Policy Tracker (EU CPT) presents up-to-date developments in climate and energy policies in the EU-27. Although government policy is the single most influential driver behind the fight against climate change, there is limited information about the status of the policies that influence increases or decreases in emissions. The EU Climate Policy Tracker (EU CPT) is intended to bridge this gap. The project holds two references in focus at the same time: a 2050 goal of near total decarbonisation, and our current policy trajectory. A uniquely developed scoring method, modelled on appliance efficiency labels (A-G), gives an indication of how Member States are doing compared to a low-carbon policy package. This results in aggregated scores, supported with a rich background of information, for all Member States, at EU level, and for different economic sectors. The project is intended to be a resource for those seeking information, a means of sharing best practice, and a way of holding policymakers to account. In 2011 we updated our initial rating from November 2010. The findings of 2010 showed that the average score across the EU was an E, indicating that the level of effort needed to treble to be on track to reach the 2050 vision. Looking at the developments in 2011, we can see that there has been considerable activity in many countries, though the overall scoring has generally remained constant: positive actions are counteracted by negative developments or budget cuts. The EU CPT is a joint project by Ecofys and WWF. The project is funded by the European Climate Foundation. Visit the EU Climate Policy Tracker on: www.climatepolicytracker.eu.

Integriertes Treibhausgas Monitoring System für Deutschland - Modul Koordination, Teilprojekt 4: Koordination der Module Quellen und Senken mit dem ITMS Gesamtprojekt

Aquaponics optimization in a local climatic, economic and cultural context: maximizing the benefits of a circular bioeconomy for food production

Sustainable food production depends on the recovery of water, energy, and nutrients from waste streams within existing supply chains. Greenhouse hydroponic systems (HYP) and recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) are two intensive food production systems that in combined production as an aquaponics system (AP) can utilize fish wastes as fertilizers, while recycling water and energy to increase both systems' sustainability and efficiency. However, despite significant environmental benefits, such systems current infrastructure costs limit widespread application. Implementing relevant technology for such resource-efficient systems requires designs that can optimize performance. AquapnicsOpti contributes to innovative, decarbonized, and resource-efficient food production systems by improving nutrient reuse, increasing energy efficiency and reducing fossil fuel dependence, reducing freshwater needs, and developing scalable models for improving microbial relationships for fish and plant health. In direct collaboration with stakeholders, we will analyze design aspects, business models and consumer preferences, while also carefully examining barriers and economic challenges of AP facilities in different countries. The consortium will take a holistic approach in the context of agroecology to evaluate AP operations in diverse geo-climatic zones and document how adaptations of their technologies and practices can better support local and regional food production. Relevant technology for such resource-efficient systems requires designs that explore and quantify multifactor interactions of biological components to maintain or enhance productivity beyond the capabilities of current AP systems. Scientific testing of microbial digester designs aims to maximise decomposition of fish wastes and provide plant crops with essential nutrients in bioavailable forms. Development and integration of smart biosensors to automatically collect water quality data and automate systems will facilitate operational monitoring and controls that are currently labour-intensive and not always timely. Design innovations will consider existing fish-plant AP pairs but evaluate and test the potential of other culturally acceptable species that would have production and marketing appeal. Simulations of operational conditions will be used to compare and contrast situational variables for AP stakeholder operators to consider, and for design engineers to optimise before modifications are implemented. Integral to this research, we will analyze a broad range of quantitative and qualitative data about stakeholder attitudes, regulatory policies and socio-economic conditions within the diverse geo-climatic zones represented among our project partners. Six research work packages (WP) emphasise integration across disciplinary lines, and the seventh WP ensures that sustained communications among them results in interdisciplinary deliverables and dissemination.

Herstellung eines auf der Grundlage natuerlicher Rohstoffe basierenden Dispersionslackes und der dazugehoerenden Auftrags- und Trocknungstechnologie zur Erzeugung von innen- und/oder aussenbeschichteten Bedarfsgegenstaenden

Reststoffbereitstellung/ Reststoffaufbereitung, TP1.2: Aufbau der Wertschöpfungskette Spreustroh im Technikums Maßstab zur Bereitstellung von Biomassehalbzeugen als Ausgangsbasis für Anwender

BHKW-Wärmespeicher mit makrogekapselter PCM-Schüttung

Blockheizkraftwerke (BHKW) eignen sich besonders für dezentrale Strom- und Wärmekonzepte und bilden eine effiziente Regelenergiequelle für virtuelle Kraftwerke. Es ist daher notwendig, die Erzeugung von Strom und Wärme durch geeignete Speichersysteme im Tageslastgang weitestgehend zu entkoppeln. Latentwärmespeicher (LWS) ermöglichen im Vergleich zu Wasserspeicher höhere Speicherdichten, kommen aber aufgrund hoher Kosten bislang kaum zum Einsatz. Für kompakte Systemlösungen aus Klein-BHKW und Speicher wären jedoch höhere Speicherdichten jedoch wünschenswert. Zielstellung des Projektes ist daher die Untersuchung von Makroverkapselungen für Latentspeichermedien (PCM) auf der Basis von Beutelverpackungen, mit denen die Speicherkosten reduziert werden können. Durch eine modulare Bauweise des Speichers wird zudem eine Anpassung an verschiedene Anwendungsfälle ermöglicht.

LegacyVegetation: Asian reconstruction of past plant cover and total tree cover from pollen archives of the last 14 ka

This data set presents the reconstructed vegetation cover for 446 Asian sites based on harmonized pollen data from the data set LegacyPollen 2.0. Sugita's REVEALS model (2007) was applied to all pollen records using REVEALSinR from the DISQOVER package (Theuerkauf et al. 2016). Pollen counts were translated into vegetation cover by accounting for taxon-specific pollen productivity and fall speed. Additionally, relevant source areas of pollen were calculated using the aforementioned taxon-specific parameters and a Gaussian plume model for deposition and dispersal. Values for relative pollen productivity and fall speed from the synthesis from Wiezcorek and Herzschuh (2010) were updated with recent studies used to reconstruct vegetation cover. The average values from all Northern Hemisphere values were used where taxon-specific continental values were unavailable. As REVEALS was conceived to reconstruct vegetation from large lakes, only records originating from large lakes (>= 50h) are marked as "valid as site" in the dataset. Reconstructions from other records can be used when spatially averaging several together. An example script to do so is provided on Zenodo (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12800290). Reconstructed tree cover was validated using modern Landsat remote sensing forest cover. Reconstructed tree cover has much lower errors than the original arboreal pollen percentages. Reconstructions of individual taxa are more uncertain. We present tables with reconstructed vegetation cover for all continents with original parameters. As further details, we list a table with the taxon-specific parameters used, metadata for all records, and a list of parameters adjusted in the default version of REVEALSinR.

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