Unterlüß (Lower Saxony, Germany)


Location

Location Temperature (annual mean) Precipitation (annual) Ecosystem
Lower Saxony 9.2 °C 785 mm Mixed beech forest


Measured variable Measurement height Data frequency (minutes)Measurement period
Momentum37.2 m30 2025 - present
Sensible and latent heat flux37.2 m30 2025 - present
Ecosystem CO2 exchange37.2 m30 2025 - present
Precipitation (2 sensors)37 m302025 - present
Air pressure37 m302025 - present
Incoming and outgoing photosynthetically active radiation37 m302025 - present
Incoming and outgoing shortwave and longwave radiation37 m302025 - present
Temperature2 m, 9 m, 16 m, 23 m, 30 m, 37 m302025 - present
Relative humidity2 m, 9 m, 16 m, 23 m, 30 m, 37 m302025 - present
Soil temperature (3 profiles)-0.05 m, -0.15 m, -0.3 m, -0.6 m, -0.9 m302025 - present
Soil moisture (3 profiles)-0.05 m, -0.15 m, -0.3 m, -0.6 m, -0.9 m302025 - present
Soil heat flux (3 sensors)-0.05 m302025 - present


  • Hackmann CA, Paligi SS, Mund M, Hölscher D, Leuschner C, Pietig K, Ammer C (2025). Root water uptake depth in temperate forest trees: Species-specific patterns shaped by neighbourhood and environment. Plant Biology, plb.70058. doi: 10.1111/plb.70058
  • Paligi SS, Link RM, Hackmann CA, Coners H, Leuschner C (2025). Water consumption of beech, spruce and Douglas fir in pure and mixed stands in a wet and a dry year – Testing predictions of the iso/anisohydry concept. Science of The Total Environment, 970, 178948. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178948