Integrated European
Long-Term Ecosystem, critical zone and
socio-ecological Research

All spheres

Geosphere

Soil inventory (SOGEO_001)

Comprised Variables: soil texture, soil hydraulic conductivity, bulk density, soil pH, CEC, base saturation, organic matter, soil type classification, geological site characterization - on-time measurement
Geosphere

Soil chemical and physical properties (SOGEO_003)

Comprised Variables: total organic C concentration, CEC total nitrogen, total phosphorus, plant available P, pH, soil base saturation, bulk density (per horizon)
Geosphere

Soil water chemistry (SOGEO_167)

Comprised Variables: soil water chemical characteristics
Geosphere

Soil infiltration (SOGEO_048)

Comprised Variables: infiltration rate - soil
Geosphere

Sediment (aquatic/marine) (SOGEO_155)

Comprised Variables: physical and chemical characterization (particle size distribution, composition, pH, carbon, sulfur) 
Biosphere

Flying - insects (SOBIO_014)

Comprised Variables: flying insects
Biosphere

Vegetation - composition (SOBIO_017)

Comprised Variables: ground vegetation
Biosphere

Acoustic recording (SOBIO_018)

Comprised Variables: birds, bats, (frogs, insects)
Biosphere

Pollen and spores (SOBIO_019)

Comprised Variables: pollen and spores
Biosphere

eDNA Water (SOBIO_021)

Comprised Variables: eDNA Water
Biosphere

eDNA soil  (SOBIO_022)

Comprised Variables: eDNA soil 
Biosphere

Surface water - algae (SOBIO_096)

Comprised Variables: clorophyll a (benthic, pelagic), phycocyanin (freshwater), phycoerythrin (saltwater) - standing, running waters
Biosphere

Running water - P/N (SOHYD_172)

Comprised Variables: TP, SRP, TDN, NO3, NO2, NH4
Biosphere

Standing water - Profiles P/N (SOHYD_173)

Comprised Variables: TP, SRP, TDN, NO3, NO2, NH4
Hydrosphere

Standing water - Profiles chemical/physical waters properties (SOHYD_004)

Comprised Variables: lakes, lagoons, reservoirs - water temperature, pH, EC, turbidity, oxygen, water depths 
Hydrosphere

Running water - chemical/physical properties (SOHYD_005)

Comprised Variables: water temperature, pH, EC, turbidity, oxygen, NO3, SAC 254, water level
Hydrosphere

Groundwater - chemical/physical properties (SOHYD_006)

Comprised Variables: water temperature, hydraulic head, electrical conductivity
Hydrosphere

Running water - carbon (SOHYD_169)

Comprised Variables: DOC, DIC
Hydrosphere

Standing water - Profiles carbon (SOHYD_170)

Comprised Variables: DOC, DIC
Hydrosphere

Surface water - Major ion concentrations (SOHYD_171)

Comprised Variables: Cl, SO4, Br, Na, K, Mg, Ca, Silica
Hydrosphere

Running water level (SOHYD_010)

Comprised Variables: water level (in order to derive river/stream discharge)
Hydrosphere

Standing water - Ice cover/thickness (SOHYD_011)

Comprised Variables: Ice cover/thickness standing and transitional water
Hydrosphere

Snow (SOHYD_012)

Comprised Variables: snow cover, depth
Hydrosphere

Soil water content/temperature (SOHYD_168)

Comprised Variables: soil water content, soil temperature
Hydrosphere

Surface water - Stable isotopes (SOHYD_058)

Comprised Variables: stable isotopes (18O, 2H) - standing, running waters
Hydrosphere

Groundwater - Stable Isotopes (SOHYD_059)

Comprised Variables: stable Isotopes (18O, 2H) - groundwater
Hydrosphere

Groundwater - Major ion concentrations (SOHYD_062)

Comprised Variables: major ion concentrations: Cl, SO4, Br, Na, K, Mg, Ca - groundwater
Hydrosphere

Groundwater - Nutrients (SOHYD_064)

Comprised Variables: nutrient concentration: TP, SRP, TDN, NO3, NO2, NH4, DOC, DIC - groundwater
Hydrosphere

Running water - micropollutants (SOHYD_067)

Comprised Variables: micropollutants: non-target screening [~1000 substances] - running waters
Hydrosphere

Glacier - front variation (SOHYD_164)

Comprised Variables: glacier front variation
Hydrosphere

Glacier - mass balance (SOHYD_165)

Comprised Variables: glacier mass balance
Hydrosphere

Glacier - area (SOHYD_166)

Comprised Variables: glacier area
Hydrosphere

Secchi-depth (SOHYD_174)

Comprised Variables: secchi-depth; standing waters and transitional waters
Atmosphere

Meteorological data (SOATM_027)

Comprised Variables: relative air humidity, precipitation, air temperature, wind speed/wind direction, surface atmospheric pressure
Atmosphere

Radiation (SOATM_028)

Comprised Variables: PPFD, Global radiation (incoming and reflected), diffuse shortwave radiation, long-wave radiation (incoming and reflected), UV-B
Atmosphere

Soil heat flux (SOATM_098)

Comprised Variables: soil heat flux
Atmosphere

Atmospheric deposition in precipitation (SOATM_103)

Comprised Variables: precipitation: Bulk NH4-N, NO3-N, NO2-N, Ntot, SO4, PO4-P, K, pH, anion, cation, DOC, alkalinity, electrical conductivity
Atmosphere

Dry deposition of N-components (SOATM_108)

Comprised Variables: dry deposition of N-components
Atmosphere

Eddy covariance (SOATM_176)

Comprised Variables: CO2 flux and concentration, Latent heat flux, Sensible heat flux
Atmosphere

Forest - Aboveground biomass (SOBIO_023)

Comprised Variables: annual aboveground vegetation biomass
Atmosphere

Tree growth (SOBIO_177)

Comprised Variables: tree growth
Atmosphere

Non-forest - Aboveground biomass (SOBIO_024)

Comprised Variables: aboveground biomass – non-forested sites 
Atmosphere

Gross primary production (SOBIO_090)

Comprised Variables: GPP calculated from Eddy-Covariance measurement 
Atmosphere

Transpiration (SOBIO_091)

Comprised Variables: transpiration (Plants)
Atmosphere

Forests - Litterfall (SOBIO_092)

Comprised Variables: aboveground litterfall - forests
Atmosphere

Belowground biomass (SOBIO_093)

Comprised Variables: belowground biomass - terrestrial
Atmosphere

Phenological traits (Remote Sensing) (SOBIO_015)

Comprised Variables: phenological traits (including start, maximum, end of season), LAI
Atmosphere

Phenological traits (on-site) (SOBIO_016)

Comprised Variables: phenological traits (including start, maximum, end of season)
Atmosphere

Forest - LAI (SOBIO_025)

Comprised Variables: leaf area index - forests
Atmosphere

Non-forest - LAI (SOBIO_026)

Comprised Variables: leaf area index – non-forested sites
Atmosphere

Leaf - Elements (SOBIO_095)

Comprised Variables: leaf C, N, K, P, Ca, Mg, Mn content - terrestrial
Atmosphere

Vegetation - LiDAR (SOBIO_140)

Comprised Variables: LiDAR, every 3 (P) or 5 (B) years
Sociosphere

Yield (SOSOC_031)

Comprised Variables: agricultural production (detailed sub-categories for cropland, grassland, forest, fishery, in t/ha and year)
Sociosphere

Land-based income (SOSOC_030)

Comprised Variables: FNVA, FNVA/AWU, FFI, FFI/FWU, Farm worker wages
Sociosphere

Livestock (SOSOC_114)

Comprised Variables: livestock numbers, breeds
Sociosphere

Governance (SOSOC_032)

Comprised Variables: governance structure and character
Sociosphere

Land cover and use (CORINE) (SOSOC_036)

Comprised Variables: land cover, land use, land cover change, land use change (CORINE)
Sociosphere

Land cover and use (Statistics) (SOSOC_037)

Comprised Variables: land cover, land use, land cover change, land use change (Statistics)
Sociosphere

Ecosystem services (SOSOC_040)

Comprised Variables: bundle of variables describing the ecosystem service profile
Sociosphere

Economics - GDP (SOSOC_042)

Comprised Variables: economics (GDP per capita; Per capita income)
Sociosphere

Demography (SOSOC_043)

Comprised Variables: demography (Total population size and density; Population age profile; educational attainment; residential density)
Sociosphere

Employment (SOSOC_044)

Comprised Variables: Employment (Employment rate %; Employment by sector; Unemployment)
Sociosphere

Consumption statistics (SOSOC_045)

Comprised Variables: population consumption statistics
Sociosphere

Resource use (SOSOC_183)

Comprised Variables: DE, IMP, EXP, DPO, BI, DMC, DMI, PTB, NAS: biomass, metal ores, non-metallic minerals, fossil energy carriers (other products, waste, emissions)
Sociosphere

Subsidies (SOSOC_184)

Comprised Variables: CAP payments for direct support, rural development, market measures (€ total, avg. per beneficiary, avg. per ha, nr. of beneficiaries per total agric. holdings)