InteractFen Meteorology

InteractFen (I5Nf) is one of two automatic energy balance stations in Kobbefjord that was setup in 2011. Data from the station is found under Meteorology (air temperature, relative humidity, radiation, wind, air pressure), Soil Properties (water fraction, ground water level, soil temperatures, electrical conductivity) and Snow Properties (snow temperatures, snow depht). The station is placed in the fen (40 m.a.s.l.) close to the SoilFen (Meteorology, Soil Properties), EddyFen and Methane stations (Flux Monitoring). The meteorological dataset from the station consists of air temperature and relative humidity (2018-2021: Campbell, CS215, 2021-: Vaisala, HMP155) measured in radiation shield 2 m above ground, air pressure (Setra, 278), wind speed and direction (Young, 05103), precipitation (Young, Tipping bucket 52203) and short/long wave incoming/outgoing solar radiation (KippZonen, CNR4) and NDVI (Skye, SKR1840) calculated from the formula (NIR-Red)/(NIR +Red) where Red is measured in 640nm and NIR is measured in 860 nm. All data is logged every 30 minutes (UTC-3 West Greenlandic Winter Time, CR1000X). The station is part of a network of similar energy balance stations. In Kobbefjord a comparable station is placed at the heath (I6Nh). Data comments: The station has suffered from power problems from 2015-2019 causing data gaps in autumn/winter. In June 2018 air temperature, relative humidity and wind sensors were added to the station setup. In 2018 and 2019 the Young sensor had multiple problems and data is missing in periods. An error in the logger program concerning longwave radiation in the time period 2015-06-25 to 2021-06-16 gives a slight overestimation of longwave radiation of 10-20 W/m^2, data is in the proces of being corrected. In 2020-2022 power problems caused data gaps for all measured parameters.

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Temporal coverage 1
Temporal coverage start
2011-11-24
Temporal coverage end
2024-10-07
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Station
Collaborator
Variable measured 1
Variable name
Date
Variable description
Variable unit
YYYY-MM-DD
Variable URL
https://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets/10.17897/9PZ3-WW15#column=Date
Variable measured 2
Variable name
Time
Variable description
West Greenlandic time (UTC -3)
Variable unit
HH:MM
Variable URL
https://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets/10.17897/9PZ3-WW15#column=Time
Variable measured 3
Variable name
AirPressure (mbar)
Variable description
Air pressure (Setra, 278)
Variable unit
mbar
Variable URL
https://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets/10.17897/9PZ3-WW15#column=AirPressure+(mbar)
Variable measured 4
Variable name
NDVI
Variable description
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index NDVI = = (NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED)
Variable unit
Variable URL
https://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets/10.17897/9PZ3-WW15#column=NDVI
Variable measured 5
Variable name
IncomingShortwaveRadiation (W/m2)
Variable description
Shortwave incoming radiation (CNR4)
Variable unit
W/m2
Variable URL
https://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets/10.17897/9PZ3-WW15#column=IncomingShortwaveRadiation+(W%2Fm2)
Variable measured 6
Variable name
OutgoingShortwaveRadiation (W/m2)
Variable description
Shortwave outgoing radiation (CNR4)
Variable unit
W/m2
Variable URL
https://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets/10.17897/9PZ3-WW15#column=OutgoingShortwaveRadiation+(W%2Fm2)
Variable measured 7
Variable name
IncomingLongwaveRadiation (W/m2)
Variable description
Longwave incoming radiation (CNR4)
Variable unit
W/m2
Variable URL
https://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets/10.17897/9PZ3-WW15#column=IncomingLongwaveRadiation+(W%2Fm2)
Variable measured 8
Variable name
OutgoingLongwaveRadiation (W/m2)
Variable description
Longwave outgoing radiation (CNR4)
Variable unit
W/m2
Variable URL
https://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets/10.17897/9PZ3-WW15#column=OutgoingLongwaveRadiation+(W%2Fm2)
Variable measured 9
Variable name
NetRadiation (W/m2)
Variable description
Net radiation = Shortwave net radiation + longwave net radiation (CNR4)
Variable unit
W/m2
Variable URL
https://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets/10.17897/9PZ3-WW15#column=NetRadiation+(W%2Fm2)
Variable measured 10
Variable name
Albedo
Variable description
Albedo = Shortwave outgoing radiation/Shortwave incoming radiation (CNR4)
Variable unit
Variable URL
https://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets/10.17897/9PZ3-WW15#column=Albedo
Variable measured 11
Variable name
AirTemperature (°C)
Variable description
Air temperature measured 2 m above ground (2018-2021: CS215, 2021-:HMP155)
Variable unit
°C
Variable URL
https://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets/10.17897/9PZ3-WW15#column=AirTemperature+(%C2%B0C)
Variable measured 12
Variable name
RelativeHumidity (%)
Variable description
Relative humidity measured 2 m above ground (2018-2021: CS215, 2021-: HMP155)
Variable unit
%
Variable URL
https://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets/10.17897/9PZ3-WW15#column=RelativeHumidity+(%25)
Variable measured 13
Variable name
WindSpeedMax (m/sec)
Variable description
Maximum wind speed (maximum within the previous 30 minutes period -scan 30 sec) measured 2 m above ground (Young)
Variable unit
m/s
Variable URL
https://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets/10.17897/9PZ3-WW15#column=WindSpeedMax+(m%2Fsec)
Variable measured 14
Variable name
WindSpeed (m/sec)
Variable description
Average wind speed (average of the previous 30 minutes period) measured 2 m above ground (Young)
Variable unit
m/s
Variable URL
https://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets/10.17897/9PZ3-WW15#column=WindSpeed+(m%2Fsec)
Variable measured 15
Variable name
WindDirection(°)
Variable description
Wind direction (true North) measured 2 m above ground (Young)
Variable unit
°
Variable URL
https://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets/10.17897/9PZ3-WW15#column=WindDirection(%C2%B0)
Measurement Technique
    Date published
    Status
    Publisher 1
    Publisher name
    Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring
    Publisher URL
    https://data.g-e-m.dk