Austrian Inventory Report 2020 202017
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GCOS Global Climate Observing System Austrian Inventory Report 2020 202017 Editor and publisher Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik Hohe Warte 38, 1190 Vienna, Austria www.zamg.ac.at First edition: December 2017 Update: December 2020 Editorial team Silke Adler, GCOS Coordinator, ZAMG Hermine Fürst, ZAMG www.gcos.at Picture credits http://www.meteopics.eu/ Heidi Schützinger, Daniel Loretto, Maximilian Ziegler (Cover) Peter Lichtenauer (Wagrain-Tappenkarsee, P. 3) Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 12 Contributing Institutes ...................................................................................................................... 14 Atmospheric Observations – Surface ............................................................................... 23 Climate Monitoring ZAMG ............................................................................................................ 24 VAMES .............................................................................................................................................. 27 Aerodrome Met stations in Austria .................................................................................................. 30 Sunshine duration - Measurements Austria ..................................................................................... 33 UV Radiation ...................................................................................................................................... 35 Solar and terrestrial radiation monitoring networks (TAWES, ARAD) .................................. 38 BSRN - Baseline Surface Radiation Network .............................................................................. 40 HISTALP - Homogenized monthly long-term climate dataset ................................................... 43 Atmospheric Observations – Upper Air ............................................................................ 46 Radiosonde ZAMG .......................................................................................................................... 47 Radiosonde AUSTRO CONTROL ......................................................................................................... 49 Austrian Weather Radar Network ............................................................................................... 51 Atmospheric Observations - Composition ....................................................................... 54 Stratospheric Ozone ....................................................................................................................... 55 Air quality monitoring network .................................................................................................... 58 Air quality monitoring of the federal states of Austria ..................................................................... 61 Sonnblick Observatory - High-altitude research station .............................................................. 79 Terrestrial Observations – Hydrosphere ............................................................................ 83 Hydrological Service of Austria (eHYD) ............................................................................................. 84 Tuxer Alps ........................................................................................................................................ 86 Torrent Research Areas – Monitoring data ................................................................................ 87 ISMN - In situ soil moisture observations .................................................................................... 89 ASCAT surface soil moisture data records .................................................................................. 91 Terrestrial Observations – Cryosphere .............................................................................. 94 SNOW ................................................................................................................................................ 95 Glaciers ............................................................................................................................................ 100 Permafrost ....................................................................................................................................... 105 ARGE LWD Austrian snow station network ............................................................................... 111 Terrestrial Observations – Biosphere ............................................................................... 114 National Forest Inventory of Austria ............................................................................................... 115 Monitoring hydrological data of forest ecosystems ............................................................... 116 Phenology ZAMG ............................................................................................................................. 118 Long term data sustainability ................................................................................................. 122 Annex ................................................................................................................................... 123 Parameter Atmospheric Observation Atmospheric Observation Atmospheric Observation - Terrestrial Observations – Terrestrial Observations - Terrestrial Observations - – Surface – Upper Air Composition Hydrosphere Cryosphere Biosphere Aerosols Sonnblick Observatory - High altitude research station Air quality monitoring network Air Glow via GRIPS 16 Sonnblick Observatory - Mesopause High altitude research station Air Temperature Climate Monitoring ZAMG Radiosonde ZAMG Air quality monitoring Tuxer Alps ARGE LWD Monitoring hydrological network data of forest ecosystems VAMES Radiosonde AUSTRO Torrent Research Areas CONTROL Sonnblick Observatory - Aerodrome Met stations in ISMN High altitude research Austria station HISTALP Clouds Climate Monitoring ZAMG Sonnblick Observatory - High altitude research VAMES station Aerodrome Met stations in Austria Development of Plants Phenology ZAMG Dew Point VAMES Radiosonde ZAMG Sonnblick Observatory - High altitude research Aerodrome Met stations in Radiosonde AUSTRO station Austria CONTROL Diffuse Radiation Solar and terrestrial Sonnblick Observatory - radiation monitoring High altitude research networks (TAWES, ARAD) station BSRN – Baseline Surface Radiation Network Direct Solar Radiation Solar and terrestrial Sonnblick Observatory - radiation monitoring High altitude research networks (TAWES, ARAD) station BSRN – Baseline Surface Radiation Network Electrical Field Strength Sonnblick Observatory - High altitude research station Parameter Atmospheric Observation Atmospheric Observation Atmospheric Observation - Terrestrial Observations – Terrestrial Observations - Terrestrial Observations - – Surface – Upper Air Composition Hydrosphere Cryosphere Biosphere Fractional Snow Cover SNOW Extent Glacier - Calving Fronts Glaciers Glacier - Ice Surface Glaciers Velocity Glacier Facies Glaciers Glacier Lengths Glaciers Glacier Mass Balance Sonnblick Observatory - Glaciers High altitude research station Glacier Outlines/Extent Glaciers Global Radiation Climate Monitoring ZAMG Air quality monitoring Tuxer Alps ARGE LWD Monitoring hydrological network data of forest ecosystems Solar and terrestrial Torrent Research Areas radiation monitoring Sonnblick Observatory - networks (TAWES, ARAD) High altitude research station BSRN – Baseline Surface Radiation Network Ground Temperature Sonnblick Observatory - Permafrost High altitude research station Grounding Lines Glaciers Groundwater Level Hydrological Service of Austria (eHYD) Torrent Research Areas Groundwater Temperature Hydrological Service of Austria (eHYD) Torrent Research Areas Heavy Metals Air quality monitoring network Humidity Climate Monitoring ZAMG Air quality monitoring Tuxer Alps ARGE LWD Monitoring hydrological network data of forest ecosystems Torrent Research Areas Sonnblick Observatory - High altitude research station Parameter Atmospheric Observation Atmospheric Observation Atmospheric Observation - Terrestrial Observations – Terrestrial Observations - Terrestrial Observations - – Surface – Upper Air Composition Hydrosphere Cryosphere Biosphere Light Pollution Air quality monitoring network Precipitation Climate Monitoring ZAMG Air quality monitoring Hydrological Service of ARGE LWD Monitoring hydrological network Austria (eHYD) data of forest ecosystems HISTALP Sonnblick Observatory - Tuxer Alps High altitude research Torrent Research Areas station ISMN Precipitation Chemistry Sonnblick Observatory - High altitude research station Present Weather Climate Monitoring ZAMG VAMES Aerodrome Met stations in Austria Pressure Climate Monitoring ZAMG Radiosonde ZAMG Air quality monitoring network HISTALP Sonnblick Observatory - High altitude research station Radiation Solar and terrestrial Sonnblick Observatory - Tuxer Alps radiation monitoring High altitude research Longwave networks (TAWES, ARAD) station BSRN – Baseline Surface Radiation Network Radiation Shortwave BSRN – Baseline Surface Tuxer Alps Radiation Network Radioactivity Sonnblick Observatory - High altitude research station River Discharge Hydrological Service of Austria (eHYD) Tuxer Alps Torrent Research Areas Runway Visual Range VAMES Parameter Atmospheric Observation Atmospheric Observation