Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft WSL

Saltation of cohesive granular materials

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The wind-driven saltation of sand and snow shapes dunes and ripples, generates dust emission, and erodes the surface of the Antarctic ice sheet. Here, we use a model based on the...

Environmental layers for SDM simulations (GDPlants)

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The dataset contains seven environmental layers (average annual temperature, aridity [annual precipitation divided by annual potential evapotranspiration], frost change frequency,...

Soil net nitrogen mineralisation across global grasslands

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This dataset contains all data on which the following publication below is based.

Paper Citation:

Risch, A. C.; Zimmermann, S.; Ochoa-Hueso, R.; Schütz, M.; Frey, B.; Firn, J....

An ice oxygen K-edge NEXAFS spectroscopy data set on gas-phase processing

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Data are compiled that have been used to demonstrate the impact of high water partial pressure on X-ray absorption spectra of ice.

Modeling snow saltation: the effect of grain size and interparticle cohesion

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This dataset includes the parallel application and the main results supporting the research article "Modeling snow saltation: the effect of grain size and interparticle cohesion"...

Ecosystem coupling and multifunctionality - exclosure experiment

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This dataset contains all data on which the following publication below is based.

Paper Citation:

Risch AC, Ochoa-Hueso R, van der Putten WH, Bump JK, Busse MD, Frey B,...

Daily cycles in solar flux, snowmelt, transpiration, groundwater, and streamflow at Sagehen and Independence Creeks, Sierra Nevada, USA

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Hydrometerological and ecohydrological time series from Sagehen Creek and Independence Creek, Sierra Nevada, USA, illustrating hydrological responses to daily cycles in snowmelt...

ALS-based snow depth and canopy height maps from flights in 2017 (Grisons, CH and Grand Mesa, CO)

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This dataset includes snow depth, canopy height and terrain elevation maps of forest stands in the Grisons (CH) and at Grand Mesa (CO,USA) derived from airborne lidar. Data were...

Snow Drift Station - Snow and Air Data

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Snow and air data was monitored at Gotschnagrat (LON: 46.859 LAT: 9.849) by an infrarot radiometer (Campbell SI-111) for snow temperature (°C), a snow height sensor (Lufft SHM-31)...

GPS-derived data of SWE, HS and LWC and corresponding validation data

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This data set includes GPS-derived snow water equivalent (SWE), snow depth (HS) and liquid water content (LWC) data for three entire snow-covered seasons (2015-2016, 2016-2017,...

Raw data-Publication cross-resistance in ash - New Phytologist

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What are the research data files about: Raw data on perfomance (dry weight, development and mortality) of emerald ash borer larvae used in published bioassays. Raw data on ash...

intratrait

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This data set was used to test whether species specialized to high elevations or with narrow elevational ranges show more conservative (i.e. less variable) trait responses across...

Seilaplan Tutorial: DTM download from swisstopo website

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In order to use the QGIS plugin ‘Seilaplan’ for digital cable line planning, a digital terrain model (DTM) is required. As an alternative to using the ‘Swiss Geo Downloader’...

The usage of landscape ecological concepts in the planning literature

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Table of content: 1. Frequency of early concepts; 2. Frequency of additional concepts; 3. Use of any early concept; 4. Use of any additional concept, 5. Planning steps; 6....

UAS based snow depth maps Brämabüel, Davos, CH

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This snow depth map was generated 14 January 2015, close to peak of winter accumulation, applying Unmanned Aerial System digital surface models with a spatial resolution of 10 cm....

Biogeochemical data from a transplantation experiment of monolith soil turfs along an altitudinal gradient to simulate climate change scenarios

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Silvopastoral systems are highly productive and combine long-term wood production with annual provision of forage for livestock. In the Swiss Jura Mountains these systems are a key...

ASRB_WFJ: Shortwave and longwave radiation measurements (2 min) at the Weissfluhjoch research site, Davos

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Corrected incoming and outgoing shortwave and longwave 2 min radiation measurements at the Weissfluhjoch summit, Davos, CH.

References

1. Marty, C., Philipona, R., Frohlich, C.,...

Meteorological data used to develop and validate the bias-detecting ensemble (BDE)

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These data were used to drive and evaluate Jules Investigation Model (JIM) snow simulations. The data provided are the forcing data used for the "deterministic" runs as described...

Global Cryosphere Watch data survey

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Two surveys on the topic of data usage where conducted for the Global Cryosphere Watch data portal. The first one focused on the data provider point of view while the second one...

Factors influencing teenagers' forest visit frequency

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The data results from a questionnaire survey conducted at 8 schools in the cantons Zurich, Aargau and St. Gallen. Respondents aged 13-22 years. The aim of the survey was to gain...