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Evaluating the predictive performance of human avalanche forecasts and model predictions in Switzerland

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This data set was used in the analysis by Techel et al. **Can model-based avalanche forecasts match the discriminatory skill of human danger level forecasts? A comparison from...

UAV-derived Digital Surface Models and orthoimages for three alpine glaciers

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UAV-derived DSMs and orthoimages

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) surveys were conducted between 2015 and 2016 on the Sankt Annafirn, Findelen- and Griesgletscher, situated in the...

Monthly topsoil and near surface microclimate temperature data for Switzerland

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Climate data matching the scales at which organisms experience climatic conditions are often missing. Yet, such data on microclimatic conditions are required to better understand...

LABES 2 Indicators of the Swiss Landscape Monitoring Program

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The Swiss Landscape Monitoring Program (LABES) records both the physical and the perceived quality of the landscape with about 30 indicators. The surveys of the physical aspects...

Vegetation Height Model NFI

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Countrywide vegetation height models (VHM) were generated for Switzerland based on stereo aerial images, acquired by the Federal Office of Topography swisstopo. From the...

Historical Vegetation Height Model NFI

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The main datasets available are 4 nationwide Digital Surface Models (DSMs) and corresponding Vegetation Height Models (VHMs) with a spatial resolution of 1 m. The...

Vegetation Height Model LiDAR NFI

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Countrywide vegetation height models (VHM) were generated for Switzerland based on LiDAR data acquired in the framework of the swissSURFACE3D campaign (swisstopo). To...

Hydro-CH2018 reservoirs

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The dataset Hydro-CH2018 reservoirs provides estimates of current and future water supply, water demand, and storage volumes for 307 medium-sized catchments in Switzerland. Water...

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...

MOSAIC Snow on Sea Ice Data

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Data accompanying David Wagners' Dissertation. Covers model results and various input from ALPINE3D and SNOWPACK adjusted for sea ice during MOSAiC.

Reproducibility dataset for CRYOWRF validation

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This dataset contains data and scripts for "CRYOWRF - a validation and the effect of blowing snow on the Antarctic SMB" (Gerber et al., submitted).

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Angle of repose experiments with natural and spherical snow

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Angle of repose experiments were performed with different snow types at temperatures between -2 and -40°C. They were used to examine granular snow dynamics on the grain-scale with...

High resolution climate data for Europe

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High-resolution information on climatic conditions is essential to many applications in environmental and ecological sciences. Here we present downscaled climate data for the...

Four years of daily stable water isotope data in stream water and precipitation from three Swiss catchments

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This dataset contains four years of daily measurements of the natural isotopic composition (2H, 18O) of precipitation and stream water at the Alp catchment (area 47 km2) in Central...

Non-Binary Environmental Archive Data (NEAD) format

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Important note: From 2025 the NEAD format is being transformed into the interoperable CSV (iCSV) format, a formalized and standardized evolution of the NEAD format. Furthermore,...

Data set on bromide oxidation by ozone in snow during metamorphism from laboratory study

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Earth’s snow cover is very dynamic on diurnal time scales. The changes to the snow structure during this metamorphism have wide ranging impacts such as on avalanche formation and...

Sequential Wind-Doppler LiDAR wind profile measurements on the Gotthard pass in Switzerland - Summer 2023

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This data include wind speeds, wind directions, turbulence, temperature, pressure and humidity data of 10 LiDAR locations along a transect in the Gotthard wind park taken in during...

Photos of vegetative and reproductive parts of 560 vascular plant species taken in all biogeographic regions of Switzerland

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This data set contains roughly 5600 photographs of plants and plant parts from 153 sites recorded in all major biogeographic regions of Switzerland using smartphone cameras. Image...

Comprehensive dataset of pollinator diversity and visitation rates with individual-based traits and pollination success across four urban garden plant species

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This dataset contains detailed records of pollinator communities and plant reproductive outcomes from an urban garden experiment in Zurich, Switzerland. It includes flower...

Satellite avalanche mapping validation data

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Validation points, validation area, ground truth coverage, SPOT 6 avalanche outlines, Sentinel-1 avalanche outlines, Sentinel-2 avalanche outlines, Davos avalanche mapping...