TERENO - Wüstebach - Germany

Basic Information
Site Name
TERENO - Wüstebach
Short name
DE-23-3-WUE
Country
Germany
Web Address
http://www.tereno.net
Parent Site Name
TERENO Eifel Lower Rhine Valley - Germany
Site Manager
Heye Bogena
Thomas Pütz
Operating Organisation
Agrosphere Institute (IBG-3)
Funding Agency
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers
Keywords
carbon cycling
forest ecosystems
soil moisture
Site Description
The Wüstebach catchment is located in the Eifel National Park and covers an area of 38.5 ha, with mean altitude of about 610 m. The geology is dominated by Devonian shale, which is covered by a periglacial solifluction layer of about 1–2 m thickness. Cambisols and Planosols have developed on the hillslopes, whereas Gleysols and Histosols have formed in the valley. The main soil texture is silty clay loam and the litter layer has a thickness between 0.5 and 14 cm. The mean annual precipitation is about 1200 mm. Norway Spruce planted in 1946 is the prevailing vegetation type. During late summer/early autumn of 2013, trees were almost completely removed in an area of 9 ha by the national park forest management in order to promote the natural regeneration of near-natural deciduous forest from spruce monoculture forest.
Last modified
2020-06-29 10:06:07
General Characteristics, Purpose, History
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2004
Purpose
Investigation of deforestation effects on the ecosystem, hydrological and biogeochemical processes using an integrated observation approach. To this end the site was instrumented to allow for a detailed long-term monitoring of meteorological states and fluxes (above and below the canopy), runoff discharge, groundwater levels, dynamics of soil water content patterns, soil respiration, chemical soil properties, solute concentrations in soil and stream of important elements and stable isotopes, and sediment transport.
History
The Wüstebach catchment is part of the Lower Rhine Valley-Eifel observatory of TERENO and located within the Eifel National Park. Recently, the National Park forest management started to promote the natural regeneration of near-natural beech forest by removing a significant proportion of the spruce forest that was established for timber production after World War II. Within this context, the effects of such a disturbance on forest ecosystem functioning are currently investigated in a deforestation experiment in the Wüstebach catchment, which is one of the key experimental research sites within the Lower Rhine Valley-Eifel observatory. The deforestation of about 9 ha of Spruce forest took place in summer 2013.
Research Topics
biology
ecology
biodiversity
ecosystem ecology
terrestrial ecology
biogeochemistry
geology
hydrology
limnology
meteorology
Parameters
dissolved organic carbon in soil
atmospheric parameter
diffuse radiation intensity
direct radiation intensity
global radiation irradiance
heat flux
incoming radiation intensity
interception
irradiance
long wave radiation
net far infrared radiation irradiance
net radiation irradiance
precipitation intensity
reflected global radiation irradiance
snow water equivalent
solar radiation
wind direction
wind speed
biological parameter
leaf area
plant transpiration
below ground autotrophic respiration
dissolved nutrient
dissolved organic carbon in water
dissolved organic phosphorus
percent carbon
percent organic carbon
redox potential of water
soil nitrate leaching
soil pH
soil solute amount
soil solution concentration
suspended solids
total carbon
total organic carbon
ecosystem parameter
above ground net primary production
ground water level
heat flow
inorganic nutrient content
soil heat flux
vegetation reflectance
soil parameter
dissolved organic nitrogen in soil
perched water table depth
pore size
pore size distribution
pressure head
soil albedo
soil evaporation
soil matrix water potential
soil moisture content
soil moisture field capacity
soil porosity
soil profile water content
soil respiration
soil solute amount
soil solution concentration
soil temperature
soil texture
soil volumetric water content
soil water content
soil water potential
soil wilting point
thickness of soil horizon
total organic carbon
water parameter
conductivity
perched water table
photosynthetically active radiation intensity
saturated hydraulic conductivity
water albedo
water content
water quality
water reflectance
water table
water temperature
water transparency
water volume
Photos
Overview of the TERENO site Wüstebach

Overview of the TERENO site Wüstebach

EC station on the deforested area

EC station on the deforested area

38 m meteorological tower of the TERENO site Wüstebach

38 m meteorological tower of the TERENO site Wüstebach

Measurement profile of the meteorological tower

Measurement profile of the meteorological tower

Throughfall measurement of the TERENO site Wüstebach

Throughfall measurement of the TERENO site Wüstebach

Main gauging station of the TERENO site Wüstebach

Main gauging station of the TERENO site Wüstebach

Reference gauging station of the TERENO site Wüstebach

Reference gauging station of the TERENO site Wüstebach

Detailed view of a gauging station

Detailed view of a gauging station

Lysimeter station of the TERENO site Wüstebach

Lysimeter station of the TERENO site Wüstebach

Geographic
Size
40.00ha
Elevation (average)
610.00msl
Elevation (min)
595.00msl
Elevation (max)
628.00msl
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
ICOS✖ (http://meta.icos-cp.eu/ontologies/stationentry/ES/DE-RuW)The affiliation of this site with "ICOS" is not verified.
LTER-D (Germany)✔ (LTER_EU_DE_023_003)This site is a verified "LTER-D (Germany)" member.
Projects
RBV-CZO
TERENO
eLTER catalogue
eLTER Plus (H2020) - RA
eLTER Plus (H2020) - TA
eLTER Plus (H2020) - VA
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Site information [.json]

Centroid coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Evergreen Forest
Ecosystem and Land Use
Forest
Temperate coniferous forests
Biogeographical Region
Continental Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
8.20°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum)
-3.40°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum)
20.60°C
Precipitation Annual
1311.00mm
Precipitation Maximum Monthly
329.00mm
Precipitation Minimum Monthly
5.00mm
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Coniferous woodland (G3)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Coniferous woodland (G3) » Highly artificial coniferous plantations (G3.F)
Site Type (Spatial Design)
Complex Site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
catchment scale
Design of Observation
partly observation
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Infrastructure
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Feature Service (WFS)
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Catalog Service (CSW)
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Map Service (WMS)
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Coverage Service (WCS)
Data infrastructure » Data services » Sensor Web Enablement (SWE)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial database (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » XML database
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Energy and data infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » More than 100 kW
Energy and data infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Radio transmission system (repeaters, receivers, centralstation)
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from Site) » Telephone line
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from Site) » GMS/UMTS
Observation device » Temperature Controlled Container
Observation device » Measurement tower » More than 10 m above canopy
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
paved road
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
7
Maintenance Interval
7
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
Data Policy URL
http://teodoor.icg.kfa-juelich.de/downloads-de/TERENO%20Data%20policy.pdf/view
Data Storage Location
Central
Data Services
Web Catalog Service (CSW)
Web Feature Service (WFS)
Web Map Service (WMS)
Web Coverage Service (WCS)
Sensor Web Enablement (SWE)
LTER Site Classification
Master
Related Resources
2 dataset(s) in total:
Deposition data from Wüstebach Germany 2009-2017
Meteorological data from Wüstebach Germany 2009-2017_TEMP_PREC
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.