View of the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry from the west side, the rear view, so to speak. In the middle is the weather station mast, where sensors are often mounted for testing and comparative measurements. In the background are the core mountains.

Jena Beutenberg (Germany)

Meteorological Station on the roof of the MPI for Biogeochemistry on the Beutenberg Campus in Jena

Description & History

The sensors of the meteorological station of the MPI for Biogeochemistry at Beutenberg are located on a 10 m high stainless steel mast. This is equipped with various sensors for temperature, humidity, pressure, wind speed, wind direction, solar radiation, PAR, precipitation amount including precipitation types, CO2 concentration and a web camera. Soil temperature and soil moisture data are collected on the experimental plots behind the greenhouse (see Weather).

The mast is also used for comparative measurements of sensors and instruments and is also used for rescue exercises, by all staff working on masts and towers of up to 300 m.

Location

City of Jena

Beutenberg  
Latitude: 50.91
Longitude: 11,56
Elevation: 220 m above sea level

Overview

  • From 2003 until today
  • Meteorology
  • Sensor tests
  • Instrument comparison
  • Rescue Exercises

Variables & Instruments

Fluxes

  • Eddy Covariance - CO2, Water Vapor, Momentum, Heat Flux (Gill R3, LI6262)

Meteorology

  • Wind speed and wind direction - 2D ultrasonic anemometer, Thies
  • Wind speed - cup anemometer A100R, Campbell Scientific
  • Wind direction - wind vane W200P, Vector Instruments
  • Air pressure - pressure transducer PTB101B, Vaisala
  • Air temperature and humidity - temperature-humidity sensor KPK1_5-ME, Mela
  • Precipitation - Distrometer Parsivel, OTT
  • Photosynthetically active radiation - PAR Lite, Kipp & Zonen
  • Diffuse solar radiation - Pyranometer with shadow ring CM11, Kipp & Zonen

Soil conditions

  • Soil temperature in 4 profiles with 5 depths - Soil temperature sensors PT100, home made
  • Soil moisture in 4 profiles with 5 depths - Theta soil moisture probe ML-2x, Delta-T
  • Soil heat flux and soil water performed by Gleixner Group

Data acquisition

  • Meteorological data - Multiplexer AM16/32, Campbell Scientific
  • Flow data - Data logger CR1000, Campbell Scientific
  • Weather - Digital webcam

Data from the institute weather site are linked to:

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