Hermannsberg (Germany)

Weather station on succession area in the Thuringian Forest

After hurricane Emma, a weather station was set up on the windbreak area at Hermannsberg in the Thuringian Forest in 2010 to accompany the observation of succession on the area with meteorological data.

 

Description & History

The large Hermannsberg is an 867 m high mountain in the south of the Thuringian Forest (municipality of Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Germany).

After a hurricane with large wind break damage, the area was reforested.

Accompanying the observation of the succession on this area, a weather station was set up. In April 2010, the weather station was attached to a tree stump, but the stump quickly became worn down, so the weather station was rebuilt to a small tower in May 2012.

The station is equipped with a Vaisala weather transmitter WXT, which is a compact and lightweight multisensor instrument that measures the main weather parameters: air temperature and relative humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed and direction, precipitation (rain, its intensity and even hail).

The weather station is powered by a solar panel.

All data are recorded and sent to Jena via modem. They can be viewed on the institute's weather page.

Location

Reforestation area

Latitude: 50.70
Longitude: 10.61
Elevation: 812 m a.s.l.

Overview

• 2010 until today
• Meteorology
• Reforestation after wind breakage

Variables & Instruments

Meteorology

• Air temperature and relative humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed and direction, precipitation - Weather Transmitter WXT, Vaisala
• Photosynthetically active radiation - PAR sensor SKP 215/S, UP GmbH

Data acquisition

• Meteorological data - Data logger CR23X, Campbell Scientific