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  • The field capacity of a soil specifies the amount of water that remains in the soil after gravity has drained all excess water following, for instance, a major rain event. It is defined as the water content of a soil at pF 1.8. Water content at field capacity as shown in this dataset is added up for all soil horizons down to 1 m below the surface and later classified into groups ranging from very low to very high. For mineral soils, field capacity values are computed by pedotransfer functions using soil texture type, humus content and effective packing density information. Share of coarse fragments and hard rock are considered as non-water holding volume. The input parameter are themselves estimates made by soil surveyors in the field from soil material collected using soil augers.

  • Plant available water capacity, also known as available water-holding capacity, is a key soil attribute as it quantifies the amount of a soil's water available for plants. More precisely, the available water-holding capacity is defined as the amount of water held by soil mesopores, i.e. between field capacity (pF 1.8) and permanent wilting point (pF 4.2). Plant available water capacity as shown in this dataset is added up for all soil horizons down to 1 m below the surface and later classified into groups ranging from very low to very high. For mineral soils, plant available water capacity values are computed by pedotransfer functions using soil texture type, humus content and effective packing density information. Share of coarse fragments and hard rock are considered as non-water holding volume. The input parameter are themselves estimates made by soil surveyors in the field from soil material collected using soil augers.

  • The files contain vertical profiles of absolute humidity and backscatter signals at 820 nm measured with the Water Vapor Differential Absorption Lidar of University of Hohenheim (UHOH DIAL) during COPS 2007. The UHOH DIAL was located at Hornisgrinde (COPS Supersite H) with other instruments. The backscatter signals are offline backscatter data multiplied with range squared in arbitrary units. These data show aerosols and clouds above the lidar. The temporal and spatial resolution of these data is 10 s and 15 m, respectively. For the humidity data (in g/m**-3) of this release, the temporal and spatial resolution is the same but with a 150-m-long weighting function. Data with higher resolution, data of higher altitudes, or data of measurement days which are not published within this release are available on request. See pdf summary in entry 'cops_suph_rlidar_info_1' for further information.

  • The daily grids of soil moisture are calculated for 10 cm layers up to a depth of 2 meters for selected agricultural crops with the AMBAV 2.0 model. The meteorological input fields required for the calculation must be available in hourly resolution and derived from interpolated weather station data. Furthermore, the model is parameterized with soil information from the soil guide profiles of the Bodenübersichtskarte (BÜK 1000) of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (Geowissenschaftenund Rohstoffe, BGR). The data have a spatial resolution of 1 x 1 km and cover the whole of Germany. Data outside of Germany are considered as missing values.

  • The files contain vertical profiles of temperature and particle backscatter coefficient at 355 nm measured with the Rotational Raman Lidar of University of Hohenheim (UHOH RRL) during COPS 2007. The UHOH RRL was located at Hornisgrinde (COPS Supersite H) with other instruments. The temporal resolution of the particle-backscatter-coefficient data is 10 s in June 2007 and 13 s in July and August 2007, respectively. The spatial resolution is 37.5 m. For the temperature data of this release, the temporal and spatial resolution of the data is 5 minutes and 37.5 m, respectively. Missing values were added for data containing clouds and exceeding statistical measurement uncertainties of 2 K. Scanning data, data with higher resolution, data of higher altitudes, or data of measurement days which are not published within this release are available on request. See pdf summary in entry 'cops_suph_rlidar_info_1' for further information.

  • Free access and download to of a growing selection of DWD’s climate data. Via CDC Search you will find data for direct download and interactive access to station data. The interactive mode gives graphical and tabular previews of the German station data. In addition, all data sets remain accessible from our ftp server for direct download

  • Lidar data of 2mu Doppler Lidar run by FZK/IMK-TRO at COPS-Supersite Hornisgrinde. The windtracer is a commercial Doppler Lidar from LMCT. It can be operated in scanning and slant path mode. The data is direct output of the Real Time Lidar Data Processing Unit containing UTC, scanner position, rangegates and measured line_of_sight_velocity, signal to noise ratio (SNR), and aerosol backscatter signal derived from SNR. The wind profile is calculated automatically using VAD algorithm for 10 minutes intervals. No manual quality control is applied.

  • Profiles of the 35 GHz cloud radar MIRA36-S at COPS-Supersite Hornisgrinde. Containing reflectivity, radial Doppler velocity, spectral width and LDR (linear depolarisation ratio). Different scan modi are possible during one day. See more information on measurement times/scan modi in entry "cops_suph_cradar_info_1". Data available from 01.06.2007 to 06.08.2007 and 24.08.2007 to 31.08.2007.

  • The files contain vertical profiles of temperature and particle backscatter coefficient at 355 nm measured with the Rotational Raman Lidar of University of Hohenheim (UHOH RRL) during COPS 2007. The UHOH RRL was located at Hornisgrinde (COPS Supersite H) with other instruments. The temporal resolution of the particle-backscatter-coefficient data is 10 s in June 2007 and 13 s in July and August 2007, respectively. The spatial resolution is 37.5 m. For the temperature data of this release, the temporal and spatial resolution of the data is 5 minutes and 37.5 m, respectively. Missing values were added for data containing clouds and exceeding statistical measurement uncertainties of 2 K. Scanning data, data with higher resolution, data of higher altitudes, or data of measurement days which are not published within this release are available on request. See pdf summary in entry 'cops_suph_rlidar_info_1' for further information.

  • The files contain vertical profiles of absolute humidity and backscatter signals at 820 nm measured with the Water Vapor Differential Absorption Lidar of University of Hohenheim (UHOH DIAL) during COPS 2007. The UHOH DIAL was located at Hornisgrinde (COPS Supersite H) with other instruments. The backscatter signals are offline backscatter data multiplied with range squared in arbitrary units. These data show aerosols and clouds above the lidar. The temporal and spatial resolution of these data is 10 s and 15 m, respectively. For the humidity data (in g/m**-3) of this release, the temporal and spatial resolution is the same but with a 150-m-long weighting function. Data with higher resolution, data of higher altitudes, or data of measurement days which are not published within this release are available on request. See pdf summary in entry 'cops_suph_rlidar_info_1' for further information.