Rhine-Main-Observatory - Germany

Basic Information
Site Name
Rhine-Main-Observatory
Short name
DE-12-RMO
Country
Germany
Web Address
https://www.senckenberg.de/de/institute/senckenberg-gesellschaft-fuer-naturfors…
Operating Organisation
SGN - Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt
Site Manager
Beatrice Kulawig
Peter Haase
Site Description
The Rhine-Main-Observatory (RMO) covers the drainage basin of the Kinzig River in Hesse, Germany (~1060km²). Situated at the fringe of the Rhine-Main area, the second largest metropolitan area in Germany, the Kinzig River divides three lower mountain ranges (Rhön, Vogelsberg, Spessart). Therefore, the Rhine-Main-Observatory includes both densely populated areas on the outskirts of the Rhine-Main metropolitan region as well as natural landscapes with little anthropogenic disturbance. This creates a highly diverse mosaic of land uses along a wide gradient of exploitation activities, from vibrant city centers to dense industrial areas; and from intensively and extensively used agricultural land, to heavily managed forests and natural ...
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2025-01-07 11:01:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2007
Observed properties
ecosystem parameteratmospheric parameterchemical parameterwater parameterbiological parametersoil parameterenvironmental parameterammoniumcontentanimalspeciesabundanceanimalspeciespresencebenthicinvertebratesabundancebenthicinvertebratespresencebirdsabundancebirdspresencecommunitycompositionfaunisticdiversityfishabundancefloristicdiversitygroundwaterlevelhabitatstructureplantdiversityplantspeciesabundanceplantspeciescompositionplantspeciespresencepopulationchangesovertimesoilheatfluxspecieslistspeciespresenceairhumidityairtemperatureairwatervapourconcentrationatmosphericpressurecarbondioxideconcentrationmaximumtemperaturemeanannualairtemperaturemeanannualprecipitationmeanannualtemperatureminimumtemperatureozoneconcentrationprecipitationintensityrelativehumiditysnowdepthsunshinedurationvaporpressurewinddirectionwindspeedammoniumcontentbasecationscontentinwatercationexchangecapacitychemicalcompositionofwaterdissolvedorganiccarboninsoildissolvedorganiccarboninwaternitrogencontentpHvalueofwatersoilpHtotalorganiccarbonwaterturbidityammoniumcontentconductivitydissolvedorganiccarboninwaterelectricalconductivitygroundwaterleveloxygenconcentrationrivertemperaturewatertemperaturebiologicaldiversitychangeinpopulationsizeovertimecommunitypatterncommunitystructurepopulationsizesoilnitrogensoilorganiccarbonsoilpHsoiltemperaturegroundtemperature
eLTER Standard Observations
1 SOs in total:
Sphere Standard Observation Habitat
Biosphere Flying insects (Prime) Inland surface running waters
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
LTER-D (Germany)✔ (LTER_EU_DE_012)This site is a verified "LTER-D (Germany)" member.
Projects
Natura 2000
eLTER (H2020)
eLTER catalogue
eLTER PLUS (H2020) - RA
eLTER PLUS (H2020) - TA
eLTER PLUS (H2020) - VA
EU Biodiversity Observation Network
LIFEPLAN
Teabag
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Location of the RMO in Germany
Location of the RMO in Germany
Geographic
300 km
100 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 50.267302 Longitude: 9.269139

Size
ca. 10580.00ha
Elevation (average)
110.00msl
Elevation (min)
100.00msl
Elevation (max)
200.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water rivers
Biome
Fresh Water Rivers
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
Forest
Mixed Forest
Grasslands
Rivers
Urban
Biogeographical Region
Continental Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Inland surface waters (C)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2) » Permanent non-tidal, smooth-flowing watercourses (C2.3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
9.45°C
Precipitation Annual
852.00mm
Landforms
Plain
Lake
River
Hill
Mountain
Valley
Geology
Mountains and hills predominantly of non-metamorphic sandstone, clay and marlstone
Hydrology
Kinzig watershed, 2D watershed model of the Kinzig river is available
Protection Level (IUCN category)
not applicable
Land Use
primary production
primary production » agriculture
primary production » agriculture » commercial agricultural production
primary production » agriculture » farming infrastructure
primary production » forestry
residential use
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
micro sites
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing frequency » Daily
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing equipment
Observation devices » Measurement tower » No tower on site
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Catalog Service (CSW)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial database (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » > 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » More than 100 kW
Equipment notes
Office space, lab space (wet lab, genetic lab), seminar rooms, kitchen is available at central station of the site
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
The opportunity to review the results based on the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Master
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
12 dataset(s) in total:
LTER_DE_RMO_SGN_airquality_2000-2020
LTER_DE_RMO_SGN_biodiv_2000-2020
LTER_DE_RMO_SGN_climate_2006-2021
LTER_DE_RMO_SGN_eDNA in soil and water_2015 and ongoing
LTER_DE_RMO_SGN_flying insect biomass & species composition_2019-ongoing
LTER_DE_RMO_SGN_groundwater_1951-2020
LTER_DE_RMO_SGN_soilchemistry_1995-2016
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
Projected Near Surface Specific Humidity ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Precipitation ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Sea Level Pressure ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Surface Downwelling Shortwave RadiationRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Wind SpeedRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85

You can also download the entire climate scenario dataset for this site from the EUDAT B2SHARE data store.