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Generalised stand descriptions in Switzerland

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The files refer to the data and R code used in Mey et al. "From small forest samples to generalised uni- and bimodal stand descriptions" (2021) _Methods in Ecology and...

Cropland and grassland map of Switzerland based on Sentinel-2 data

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We developed a map of cropland and grassland allocation for Switzerland based on several indices dominantly derived from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery captured over multiple growing...

RIT2: Meteorological station at Ritigraben borehole site

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Meterological station at the Ritigraben permafrost borehole (RIT_0102) in canton Valais, Switzerland. The station is located at 2690 m asl on...

Data reliability study: avalanche size estimates and outlines

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This dataset contains the data used and collected to investigate the reliability of avalanche size estimates and avalanche outlines (see related publications). Namely this is

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Global species distributions for mammals, reptiles, and amphibians

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We modelled the global distribution of 730 amphibian, 1276 reptile, and 1961 mammal species globally as a function of current climate at a 0.5° spatial resolution using four...

Number of woody species (>= 12 cm DBH)

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Number of tree and shrub species starting at 12 cm dbh (diameter at breast height) within the 200 m2 sample plot.

Citation:

_Abegg, M.; Brändli, U.-B.; Cioldi, F.; Fischer, C.;...

LWF Vordemwald long-term research site

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Net increment*

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Increment with ingrowth minus the mortality. *In the calculation no D7/tree height data were used. The values calculated like this have not been corrected for bias, but allow for...

Jussy, Switzerland: Long-term forest meteorological data from the Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research Programme (LWF), from 1997 onwards

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High quality meteorological data are needed for long-term forest ecosystem research, particularly in the light of global change. The long-term data series published here comprises...

Total timber volume

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Volume of stemwood with bark of all living and dead trees and shrubs (standing and lying) starting at 12 cm dbh. This corresponds to the sum of the volumes of growing stock and...

Snowfarming data set Davos and Martell 2015

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Two data sets obtained for snow farming projects (Fluela, Davos, CH and Martell, IT) in 2015.

The data set contains for each site:

• 10 cm GIS raster of snow depth calculated...

Wind-Topo_model

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Wind-Topo is a statistical downscaling model for near surface wind fields especially suited for highly complex terrain.

It is based on deep learning and was trained (calibrated)...

Nutrient addition experiment at the Alpine treeline site Stillberg, Switzerland

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Background information

The availability of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) is considered to be a major factor limiting growth and productivity in terrestrial ecosystems globally....

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...

Source code for: Climate change scenarios at hourly time-step over Switzerland from an enhanced temporal downscaling approach

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This repository contains the source code of the analysis presented in the related paper. The code can be found in the following github repository:...

Chironico, Switzerland: Long-term forest meteorological data from the Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research Programme (LWF), from 2000 onwards

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High quality meteorological data are needed for long-term forest ecosystem research, particularly in the light of global change. The long-term data series published here comprises...

Yield

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Volume of stemwood with bark of all trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh that were felled between two inventories. The correction for bias with the sample Tarif trees may be so...

Total timber volume NFI1

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Volume of stemwood with bark of all living and dead trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh recorded according to the NFI1 method. In NFI1 only those dead trees were recorded whose...

Antarctic sea-ice freshwater fluxes associated with freezing, transport, and melting

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This data set provides estimates of annual fresh water fluxes related to sea-ice formation from ocean freezing and snow-ice formation, sea-ice melting, lateral transport of sea ice...

Snow and the water cycle in a changing climate

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This report was prepared as one of the synthesis report chapters of the Hydro-CH2018 project of the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN). An important feature of snow cover is...