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

Atmosphere

For more information about the conceptual underpinning of the eLTER SOs and their role in the design and development of the eLTER RI, as well as the process of developing and selecting the SOs, please go to Info Sheet or dive into the Discussion paper on key Standard Observation variables.

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