AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
DISCHMEX - Impact of extreme land-surface heterogeneity on micrometeorology over spring snow-cover

This dataset contains eddy-covariance measurements in the ablation period of 2014-2016. Measurements were taken from two turbulence towers over a long-lasting snow patch, which are 5 m apart from each other (2014 and 2015). The turbulence towers were equipped with two YOUNG ultrasonic anemometers mounted 0.7 m (in 2014) and 3.3 m (in 2015) above snow-free ground, two ultrasonic anemometers (CSAT3, Campbell Scientific, Inc.) mounted at 2.6 m (in 2014) and 2.2 m (in 2015) above snow-free ground and one anemometer (DA-600, Kaijo Denki) mounted at 0.3 m above snow surface.  
The measurement setup changed in 2016 and includes a measurement above the snow-free ground in upwind direction (Swiss coordinates: 790191/176689). The measurement tower is equipped with one ultrasonic anemometer (CSAT3, Campbell Scientific, Inc.) in 3.3 m above the snow-free ground. Additionally, one measurement tower is installed above the long-Lasting snow patch and equipped with the same setup as 2015.
Turbulence data were sampled at a frequency of 20 Hz. The processing of the data to quality controlled fluxes has been done with the Biomicrometeorology flux software (Thomas et al., 2009). The program applies plausibility tests and a despiking test after Vickers and Mahrt (1997) on the measured data. The routine further applies a time-lag correction and considers the deployment (e.g.  the sonic azimuth). A frequency response correction (Moore, 1986) is done and a three-dimensional rotation is performed. Finally, quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) flags after Foken et al., (2004) are issued and fast Fourier transform power and co-spectra are calculated.  The change in snow height is considered in the post-processing for every measurement day. The turbulence data were averaged to 30 minute intervals.

Tags: dischmex, eddy-covariance-measurements, patchy-snow-covers, snow-patch, turbulent-sensible-heat-fluxes
Automatic detection of avalanches

This dataset contains the results obtained by an automatic classification using hidden Markov models of a continuous seismic dataset. To avoid long computational times, we reduced the seismic data using pre-processing step. The start and end times of the windows used for the classification are also included in this dataset. Furthermore, an avalanche reference data set is included and the python scripts used to perform the processing steps and the classification.

Tags: avalanche-activity, hidden-markov-model, monitoring, seismic, snow
WFJ_MOD: Meteorological and snowpack measurements from Weissfluhjoch, Davos, Switzerland

Dataset of meteorological and snowpack measurements from the automatic weather station at Weissfluhjoch, Davos, Switzerland, suitable for driving snowpack models. The dataset contains standard meteorological measurements, and additionally snowpack runoff data from a snow lysimeter. Where possible, data is quality checked and missing data are replaced from backup sensors from the measurement site itself, or (in only a few cases) from the MeteoSwiss weather station at 470 m distance and 150 m above the measurement site. 
Publication
Wever, N., Schmid, L., Heilig, A., Eisen, O., Fierz, C., and Lehning, M. Verification of the multi-layer SNOWPACK model with different water transport schemes. 2015. The Cryosphere. Volume 9. 2271-2293. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-2271-2015.

Tags: air-temperature, humidity, longwave-radiation, precipitation-amount, shortwave-radiation, snow-depth, snow-ice-temperature, wind-direction, wind-speed
Wind tunnel measurement data of drifting snow and turbulent wind fluctuations

The data correspond to the experiments presented and discussed in a paper regarding the interaction between turbulent wind fluctuations and snow saltation mass-fluxes (Paterna, 2016). Each of the nine data files corresponds to a different experiment presented in the paper and conducted in the winter 2014/2015 in the WSL/SLF cold wind tunnel in Davos. For each file the five columns indicate the time from the beginning of the experiment, the streamwise (u’) and the vertical (w’) wind velocity fluctuations, the streamwise (qx) and the vertical (qz) snow mass-flux components. From these time-series the scales of the snow saltation and of the turbulent flow are obtained with respect to the eddy-cycles and snow saltation cycles. From spectral analysis of the time-series a decoupling of the snow saltation from the turbulence forcing reveals two regimes of interaction: a turbulence-dependent regime occurring with weak saltation, and a turbulence-independent regime with strong saltation. Further details can be found at the link below. 
Publication http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016GL068171/abstract

Tags: boundary-layer-winds, saltation, snow-cover, snow-depth, vertical-wind-motion
Precipitation Scaling Data Set (Vögeli et al., Frontiers)

Dataset (Model input, snow distribution and validation) for the precipitation scaling paper, which should be cited along with the data set citation.
This data is useful for distributed hydrological modelling or other tasks that involve the study of snow distribution and precipitation in the high Alpine. 
The format of the data is for Alpine3D (models.slf.ch) model runs but other models could be used, too.
Please cite:
_Vögeli, C., Lehning, M., Wever, N., Bavay M., 2016: Scaling Precipitation Input to Spatially Distributed Hydrological Models by Measured Snow Distribution., Front. Earth Sci. 4: 108. doi: 10.3389/feart.2016.00108._
Dataset is provided as a single zip file. 
The archive contains two directories, the valuable distributed snow depth maps for the landscape Davos and the simulation input. 
The archive also contains the file: "ReadMeMetadataDataSetPrecipitationScaling" which explains the data structure.

Tags: alpine-precipitation, alpine3d, alpine3d-simulations, snow, snow-cover, snow-distribution, snow-hydrology
Tree measurements 2002-2016 from the long-term irrigation experiment Pfynwald, Switzerland

To study the performance of mature Scots pine (_Pinus sylvestris_ L.) under chronic drought conditions in comparison to their immediate physiological response to drought release, a controlled long-term and large-scale irrigation experiment has been set up in 2003. The experiment is located in a xeric mature Scots pine forest in the Pfynwald (46° 18' N, 7° 36' E, 615 m a.s.l.) in one of the driest inner-Alpine valleys of the European Alps, the Valais (mean annual temperature: 9.2°C, annual precipitation sum: 657 mm, both 1961-1990). Tree age is on average 100 years, the top height is 10.8 m and the stand density is 730 stems ha-1 with a basal area of 27.3 m2 ha-1. The forest is described as _Erico Pinetum sylvestris_ and the soil is a shallow pararendzina characterized by low water retention. The experimental site (1.2 ha; 800 trees) is split up into eight plots of 1'000 m2 each. During April-October, irrigation is applied on four randomly selected plots with sprinklers of 1 m height at night using water from an adjacent water channel. The amount of irrigation corresponds to a supplementary rainfall of 700 mm year-1. Trees in the other four plots grow under naturally dry conditions. Soil moisture has been monitored since the beginning of the project at 3 soil depths (10, 20 and 60 cm). The crown condition of each tree is being assessed each year since 2003. Tree measurement data such as diameter at breast height, tree height, and social status were assessed in 2002, 2009 and 2014. The duration of the irrigation experiment is planned for 20 years.

Tags: crown-condition, dbh, diameter-at-breast-height, drought, forest, irrigation, lwf, scots-pine, swiss-forest-lab, tree, tree-species
Avalanche fatalities in the European Alps (1969/1970 - 2014/2015)

During the last 45 years, about 100 people lost their lives in avalanches in the European Alps each year. Avalanche fatalities in settlements and on transportation corridors have considerably decreased since the 1970s. In contrast, the number of avalanche fatalities during recreational activities away from avalanche-secured terrain doubled between the 1960s and 1980s and has remained relatively stable since, despite a continuing strong increase in winter backcountry recreational activities.
Data complementing Figure 2 in:  
_"Avalanche fatalities in the European Alps: long-term trends and statistics"_, by Techel, F., Jarry, F., Kronthaler, G., Mitterer, S., Nairz, P., Pavšek, M., Valt, M., and Darms, G.
Data description:  
please refer to section 2 (Data and Methods) in the mentioned publication

Tags: avalanche-accident, avalanche-accident-statistics, avalanche-fatalities, avalanche-statistics, long-term-trends
Long-term treeline research dataset at Stillberg, Davos

Important
This EnviDat entry is outdated. The most recent, usable version of the data can be found under the new EnviDat entry "Long-term afforestation experiment at the Alpine treeline site Stillberg, Switzerland." The entry can be found under this link -https://www.envidat.ch/dataset/afforestation-stillberg-  and with this DOI 10.16904/envidat.397.

Tags: afforestation, long-term-experiment, mountain-forest, stillberg, treeline
UAS based snow depth maps Brämabüel, Davos, CH

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. The covered area is 285'000 m2 at the top of Brämabüel, 2490 m a.s.l. covering all expositions. Coordinate system: CH1903LV03.
A detailed description is given here:
Bühler, Y., Adams, M. S., Bösch, R., and Stoffel, A.: Mapping snow depth in alpine terrain with unmanned aerial systems (UASs): potential and limitations, The Cryosphere, 10, 1075-1088, 10.5194/tc-10-1075-2016, 2016.
Abstract:
Detailed information on the spatial and temporal distribution, and variability of snow depth (HS) is a crucial input for numerous applications in hydrology, climatology, ecology and avalanche research. Nowadays, snow depth distribution is usually estimated by combining point measurements from weather stations or observers in the field with spatial interpolation algorithms. However, even a dense measurement network is not able to capture the large spatial variability of snow depth in alpine terrain. 
Remote sensing methods, such as laser scanning or digital photogrammetry, have recently been successfully applied to map snow depth variability at local and regional scales. However, such data acquisition is costly, if manned airplanes are involved. The effectiveness of ground-based measurements on the other hand, is often hindered by occlusions, due to the complex terrain or acute viewing angles. In this paper, we investigate the application of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), in combination with structure-from-motion photogrammetry, to map snow depth distribution. Such systems have the advantage that they are comparatively cost-effective and can be applied very flexibly to cover also otherwise inaccessible terrain. In this study we map snow depth at two different locations: a) a sheltered location at the bottom of the Flüela valley (1900 m a.s.l.) and b) an exposed location (2500 m a.s.l.) on a peak in the ski resort Jakobshorn, both in the vicinity of Davos, Switzerland. At the first test site, we monitor the ablation on three different dates. We validate the photogrammetric snow depth maps using simultaneously acquired manual snow depth measurements. The resulting snow depth values have a root mean square error (RMSE) better than 0.07 to 0.15 m on meadows and rocks and a RMSE better than 0.30 m on sections covered by bushes or tall grass. This new measurement technology opens the door for efficient, flexible, repeatable and cost effective snow depth monitoring for various applications, investigating the worlds cryosphere.

Tags: remote-sensing, snow, snow-depth, swe, uas
Manual bi-weekly snow profiles from Weissfluhjoch, Davos, Switzerland

Dataset of manual bi-weekly snow profiles from Weissfluhjoch, Davos, Switzerland. Typical snow profile measurements and observations are included (temperature, density, grain size, grain type, hardness, wetness), following the guidelines of the The International Classification for Seasonal Snow on the Ground (ICSSG) [Fierz, C., Armstrong, R.L., Durand, Y., Etchevers, P., Greene, E., McClung, D.M., Nishimura, K., Satyawali, P.K. and Sokratov, S.A. 2009. The International Classification for Seasonal Snow on the Ground. IHP-VII Technical Documents in Hydrology N°83, IACS Contribution N°1, UNESCO-IHP, Paris].

Tags: snow-density, snow-ice-temperature, snow-stratigraphy, snow-water-equivalent, weisfluhjoch
TRAMM project - experimental hydrological and hydrogeological dataset of a landslide prone hillslope. Rufiberg, Switzerland

Rufiberg is a pre-alpine meadow site in Switzerland where shallow landslides have been observed after past intense rain storms. In order to assess the triggering mechanisms of these landslides, a comprehensive investigation was conducted within the project TRAMM from Nov 2009 to Oct 2012. It included meteorological observations, soil moisture measurements, bedrock groundwater measurements. The Rufiberg is located at the NW side of the Gnipen to the north of the village Arth-Goldau in the Canton of Schwyz. In the summer months, the site is used for pasturing. Usually, from December to March a snow cover is present at the Rufiberg. The site is at an altitude between 1080 – 1180 m asl, is ENE oriented, and has an average slope of 30 -35°. The Subalpine Molasse in the region is inclined with 30 - 35° to SE. In the area of the field site, beds of conglomerate with several m of thickness alter with beds of sandstone and marlstone. A ca. 2 – 5 m thick eluvium/colluvium layer composed of silty and sandy clay covers the bedrock. This site has been chosen because on one hand, during heavy rainfall events, e.g. autumn 2005, numerous landslides occur in the region of the Gnipen and the Rufiberg. On the other hand, the Rufiberg is very appropriate for experiments due its location away from infrastructures and due to its accessibility. The goal of the investigation was to understand the hydrology and hydrogeology of the slope with regard to shallow landslides. 
More information: Brönnimann, C., Stähli, M., Schneider, P., Seward, L. and Springman, S.M. 2013. Bedrock exfiltration as a triggering mechanism for shallow landslides. Water Resources Research, 49 (9): 5155–5167. DOI: 10.1002/wrcr.20386.

Tags: hydrology, landslides, meadow, soil-moisture-water-content, water-table
EnviDat Supports Open Science

The article "EnviDat Supports Open Science" originally appeared in WSLintern No. 3 (2020), page 14-15 and it is republished here with permission from the WSLintern editorial team. It contains guidelines for WSL scientists about the main issues behind Open Science and how to pragmatically approach the complexities of doing Open Science with EnviDat’s support. 
License: This article is released by WSL and the EnviDat team to the public domain under a Creative Commons 4.0 CC0 "No Rights Reserved" international license. You can reuse the information contained herein in any way you want, for any purposes and without restrictions.

Tags: envidat, juypter-notebooks, open-science, research-data-management, wsl
Schweizerisches Landesforstinventar. Ergebnisse der vierten Erhebung 2009–2017

Swiss National Forest Inventory. Results of the fourth survey 2009–2017.
The collection of data for the fourth National Forest Inventory (NFI) was carried out from 2009 to 2017, on average eight years after the third survey. The findings about state and development of Swiss forests are described and explained in detail. The report is structured according to the European criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management, namely: forest resources, health and vitality, wood production, biological diversity, protection forest and social economy. Finally, conclusions about sustainability are drawn based on the NFI findings.
Keywords: forest area, growing stock, increment, yield, forest structure, forest condition, timber production, biodiversity, protection forest, recreation, sustainability, results National Forest Inventory, Switzerland
Schweizerisches Landesforstinventar. Ergebnisse der vierten Erhebung 2009–2017.
In den Jahren 2009 bis 2017 fanden die Erhebungen zum vierten Schweizerischen Landesforstinventar (LFI) statt, 
im Durchschnitt acht Jahre nach der dritten Erhebung. Die Resultate über den Zustand und die Entwicklung des Schweizer Waldes werden umfassend dargestellt und erläutert. Der Bericht ist thematisch strukturiert nach den europäischen Kriterien und Indikatoren zur nachhaltigen Bewirtschaftung des Waldes: Waldressourcen, Gesundheit und Vitalität, Holzproduktion, biologische Vielfalt, Schutzwald und Sozioökonomie. Eine Bilanz zur Nachhaltigkeit, basierend auf LFI-Ergebnissen, schliesst die Publikation ab.
Keywords: Waldfläche, Holzvorrat, Zuwachs, Nutzung, Waldaufbau, Waldzustand, Holzproduktion, Biodiversität, Schutzwald, Erholung, Nachhaltigkeit, Ergebnisse Landesforstinventar, Schweiz
Content license: All rights reserved. Copyright © 2020 by WSL, Birmensdorf.

Tags: 2009-2017, forest, lfi, national-forest-inventory, nfi
Carabid beetles in forests

Carabidae data from all historic up to the recent projects (21.10.2019) of WSL, collected with various methods in forests of different types.
Version 2 ('FIDO_global_extract 2019-11-22_18-11-24 WSL-Forest-Carabidae') contains additional data field PROJ_FALLENBEZEICHNUNG.
Data are provided on request to contact person against bilateral agreement.

Tags: arthropoda, carabidae, coleoptera, forest, insects, running-beetles, trapping
Data Konzeptionelles Systemmodell

This folder contains documents relevant to the project step Konzeptionelles Systemmodell. It specifically contains the following documents:
1. 0201_Konzeptionelles Systemmodell_20221027: This document is the final version of the Konzeptionelles Systemmodell. The underlying structure of the Konzeptionelles Systemmodell is explained in chapter 4.4 of the document 0202_Masterarbeit Elena Siegrist_UniBern_Herbstsemester 2022 also deposited in this folder. The document contains 3 sheets. The sheet "Bausteine" shows the different possible options for table columns of the type Bausteine (see chapter 4.4 of Masterarbeit), the sheet "Direkte Effekte" contains identified direct impact pathways and the sheet "Indirekte Effekte" contains identified indirect impact pathways.
2. 0202_Masterarbeit Elena Siegrist_UniBern_Herbstsemester 2022: This document is the Master Thesis of Elena Grace Siegrist submitted to and accepted by the University of Bern in the Autumn Semester 2022. Chapter 4.4 of the document explains the underlying structure of the Konzeptionelles Systemmodell.
3. 0203_Literaturverzeichnis_konzeptionelles Systemmodell_20221026: This document lists all literature and documents cited in the Konzeptionelle Systemmodell.

Tags: climate-change, landscape-change, policy-action, qualitative-research, scenarios
Snowfarming data set Davos and Martell 2015

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 from terrestrial laserscanning surveys (TLS) in the end of winter season (April/May)
* 10 cm GIS raster of snow depth calculated from TLS in the end of summer season (October)
Input files for SNOWPACK model:
* .sno: snow profile at the end of winter
* .smet: meteorological data measured by weather stations in the area
For more details see  Grünewald, T., Lehning, M., and Wolfsperger, F.: Snow farming: Conserving snow over the summer season, The Cryosphere Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2017-93, in review, 2017.

Tags: snow, snow-conservation, snow-farming, snowpack, terrestrial-laser-scanning, winter-tourism
AFF agricultural land change scenarios in Europe 2015-2050

This dataset contains the spatial layers showing future land change pathways in Europe between 2015 and 2050, as simulated by the CLUMondo model and according to the Agricultural Futures Framework (AFF) scenarios.
Three scenarios are included:
- Land for Food and Land for Nature (LFLN)
- Land as Culture (LaC) 
- Land for Society (LfS)

Tags: agriculture, land-change, land-use-modelling, pathways, scenarios
Invasive neophytes along national roads

Streets and Highways are important corridors for the spread of invasive plant species. On behalf of the **Federal Roads Office, FEDRO**, WSL surveyed the national road network in 2021 and recorded the distribution of three invasive neophytes using **AI-based species recognition** in a total of **3.8 million georeferenced images**. The mapped species are the **tree of heaven *(Ailanthus altissima)***, **common ragweed *(Ambrosia artemisiifolia)*** and **narrow-leaved ragweed *(Senecio inaequidens)***.
The data here is part of the **FEDRO documentation** and shows the mapping results as images and interactive maps. The interactive maps are - technically speaking - **self-contained HTML files** that can be displayed with standard web browsers. To reduce the file size, the downloads are provided in zip format.
**License**: This is not an independent data publication by WSL. The data was published together with the written document Trocmé et al. 2023, **© FEDRO 2023** (see related publication: © ASTRA 2023, Abdruck - ausser für kommerzielle Nutzung - unter Angabe der Quelle gestattet).

Tags: artificial-intelligence, automatic-detection, biological-invasions, computer-vision, invasive-species, plants
ATLFISHREF A 12S mitochondrial reference dataset for metabarcoding Atlantic Fishes frequently caught during scientific surveys in the Bay of Biscay

The global biodiversity crisis driven by anthropogenic pressures significantly threatens marine ecosystems functioning. The rate of climate change and the impacts of anthropogenic pressures outpacing the capabilities of our observation tools, stresses the need to develop new methods to assess these rapid modifications. Environmental DNA (eDNA; DNA traces released by organisms) metabarcoding has emerged as a non-invasive method that has been widely developed over the last decade.  Thanks to a large spatio-temporal coverage,  high detection of rare species and its time and cost effectiveness, eDNA metabarcoding represents a promising biomonitoring tool. However, capturing fish diversity using eDNA requires a high-quality genetic reference database, which we are currently still lacking. For the South European Atlantic shelf area, we estimated that only 41% of the fish species present were recorded in the available eDNA reference databases. Improving reference databases can notably rely on opportunistic sampling enabling the reporting of sequences for new species. Therefore, the data provided here consists of barcoding 95 species of ray-finned and cartilaginous fishes over the 12S mitochondrial DNA gene. We generated 168 12S barcodes from fishes that were sampled in the Bay of Biscay (Northeast Atlantic, France) between 2017 and 2019. We also provided the “Teleo” barcode associated with a specific 12S region for each individual. In addition to the sequences, we provided for each individual the taxonomy, the details associated with the barcode (Genbank accession number, chromatograms), a photograph, as well as 5 ecomorphological measures and 11 life-history traits. These traits document several functions such as dispersion, diet, habitat use, and position in the food web. Furthermore, we provided the metadata of each sampling site (date, station, sampling hour, gear, latitude, longitude, depth) and environmental variables measured in situ (conductivity, salinity, water temperature, water density, air temperature).
This data set is highly valuable to improve the Northeast Atlantic eDNA genetic database, thus helping to better understand the effects of environmental forcing in the Bay of Biscay, a transition zone housing mixed assemblages of boreal, temperate and subtropical fish species susceptible to display variability in functional traits to adapt to changing conditions.

Tags: 12s, actinopterygii, atlantic-ocean, barcoding, environmental-dna, mitochondrial-dna, teleo-primers