• Soil moisture

    Data on soil moisture in permanent plant and arthropod plots. For further details, please refer to the newest BioBasis manual available at the website.
  • Bird breeding phenology, nests

    Data on nest phenology of breeding birds. For further details, please refer to the newest BioBasis manual available at the website.
  • Phytoplankton

    Data on phytoplankton numbers and biovolume in the two monitoring lakes. For further details, please refer to the newest BioBasis manual available at the website.
  • Arctic fox reproduction

    Annual data on arctic fox reproduction in known breeding dens. For further details, please refer to the newest BioBasis manual available at the website.
  • Muskox abundance

    Weekly data on the sex and age composition of muskox herds within the designated muskox census area. For further details, please refer to the newest BioBasis manual available at...
  • Bryophyte diversity

    Survey of bryophyte diversity in Zackenberg (2009) and Kobbefjord (2010). For further details, please see Hassel, K., Prestø, T., and Schmidt, N.M. (2012). Bryophyte diversity...
  • Cassiope total count

    Annual total flower production in permanent Cassiope tetragona plots. For further details, please refer to the newest BioBasis manual available at the website.
  • Dryas total count

    Annual total flower production in permanent Dryas plots. For further details, please refer to the newest BioBasis manual available at the website.
  • Northern range species

    Data on flowering in species at their northern distributional range. For further details, please refer to the newest BioBasis manual available at the website.
  • Papaver total count

    Annual data on the total flower production in Papaver plots. For further details, please refer to the newest BioBasis manual available at the website.
  • Salix phenology

    Weekly data on flowering phenology in the permanent Salix arctica plots. For further details, please refer to the newest BioBasis manual available at the website.
  • Saxifraga phenology

    Weekly data on flowering phenology in permanent Saxifraga oppositifolia plots. For further details, please refer to the newest BioBasis manual available at the website.
  • Silene phenology

    Weekly data on flowering phenology in permanent Silene acaulis plots. For further details, please refer to the newest BioBasis manual available at the website.
  • ZERO Line vascular plants

    Data on vascular plant frequency (Raunkjaer) along the ZERO line. For further details, please refer to the newest BioBasis manual and the 1997 ZERO line report available at the...
  • Air temperature, 200cm @ 60/30min sample (°C)

    Air temperature measured on two proximal climate stations at 200 cm above ground as a 30min (before 2014 - 60min) sample (°C). The double masted climate station is located...
  • Air temperature, 750cm @ 60/30min sample (°C)

    Air temperature measured on two proximal climate stations at 750 cm above ground as a 30min (before 2024 - 60min) sample (%). The double masted climate station is located north...
  • Relative humidity @ 200cm - 60/30min sample (%)

    Relative humidity measured on two proximal climate stations at 200 cm above ground as a 30min (before 2014 - 60min) sample (%). The double masted climate station is located...
  • Precipitation accumulated - 60min (mm)

    Precipitation, sampled once per hour from an accumulating gauge and converted into an hourly rate. Any phase (liquid or solid) is captured to the extent possible and given as...
  • Snow depth - 180min sample (m)

    Snow depth measured on two proximal climate stations as a 3min average every 3 hours (m). The double masted climate station is located north of the station at 44 m a.s.l.. The...
  • Air pressure @ 200cm - 60min sample (hPa)

    Air pressure measured on two proximal climate stations at 200 cm above ground as a 60min sample (hPa). The double masted climate station is located north of the station at 44 m...
  • Long wave incoming radiation @ 200 cm - 5min average (W/m2)

    Long wave incoming radiation measured on two proximal climate stations at 200 cm above ground as a 5min average (W/m2). The double masted climate station is located north of the...
  • Long wave outgoing radiation @ 200 cm - 5min average (W/m2)

    Long wave outgoing radiation measured on two proximal climate stations at 200 cm above ground as a 5min average (W/m2). The double masted climate station is located north of the...
  • Net radiation (CNR1) @ 200 cm - 5min average (W/m2)

    Net radiation is calculated from the four quality checked and combined timeseries of short-, long-, in- and outgoing radiation at 200 cm above ground as a 5min average (W/m2)....
  • Net radiation (NR-lite), 200 cm (W/m2)

    Net radiation (NR-lite) measured on a single climate stations at 200 cm above ground as a 60min average (W/m2). The climate station is located north of the station at 44 m...
  • Photosyntetic active radiation @ 200 cm - 5min average (µmol/sec/m2)

    Photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) (wavelengths between 400 and 700 nm) measured on two proximal climate stations at 200 cm above ground as a 30min sample (µmol/m2/sec). The...
  • Short wave incoming radiation @ 200 cm - 5min average (W/m2)

    Short wave incoming radiation measured on two proximal climate stations at 200 cm above ground as a 5min average (W/m2). The double masted climate station is located north of...
  • Short wave outgoing radiation @ 200 cm - 5min average (W/m2)

    Short wave outging radiation measured on two proximal climate stations at 200 cm above ground as a 5min average (W/m2). The double masted climate station is located north of the...
  • Ultra violet radiation, 200 cm - 5min average (W/m2)

    Ultra violet radiation, 200 cm - 5min average (W/m2)
  • Ultra violet radiation, 200 cm - 60min average (W/m2) - until 2018

    Ultra violet radiation, 200 cm - 60min average (W/m2) - until 2018
  • Soil temperature @ 0cm - 60min average (°C)

    Soil temperature is measured using Campbell Scientific 107-L temperature probes inserted at the given depths in the ground. A single sensor measures at each depth. Please read...
  • Soil temperature @ 100cm - 60min average (°C)

    Soil temperature is measured using Campbell Scientific 107-L temperature probes inserted at the given depths in the ground. A single sensor measures at each depth. Please read...
  • Soil temperature @ 10cm - 60min average (°C)

    Soil temperature is measured using Campbell Scientific 107-L temperature probes inserted at the given depths in the ground. A single sensor measures at each depth. Please read...
  • Soil temperature @ 130cm - 60min average (°C)

    Soil temperature is measured using Campbell Scientific 107-L temperature probes inserted at the given depths in the ground. A single sensor measures at each depth. Please read...
  • Soil temperature @ 2.5cm - 60min average (°C)

    Soil temperature is measured using Campbell Scientific 107-L temperature probes inserted at the given depths in the ground. A single sensor measures at each depth. Please read...
  • Soil temperature @ 20cm - 60min average (°C)

    Soil temperature is measured using Campbell Scientific 107-L temperature probes inserted at the given depths in the ground. A single sensor measures at each depth. Please read...
  • Soil temperature @ 40cm - 60min average (°C)

    Soil temperature is measured using Campbell Scientific 107-L temperature probes inserted at the given depths in the ground. A single sensor measures at each depth. Please read...
  • Soil temperature @ 5cm - 60min average (°C)

    Soil temperature is measured using Campbell Scientific 107-L temperature probes inserted at the given depths in the ground. A single sensor measures at each depth. Please read...
  • Soil temperature @ 60cm - 60min average (°C)

    Soil temperature is measured using Campbell Scientific 107-L temperature probes inserted at the given depths in the ground. A single sensor measures at each depth. Please read...
  • Soil temperature @ 80cm - 60min average (°C)

    Soil temperature is measured using Campbell Scientific 107-L temperature probes inserted at the given depths in the ground. A single sensor measures at each depth. Please read...
  • Wind direction @ 750cm - 10min average (°)

    Wind direction measured on two proximal climate stations at 750 cm above ground as a 10min average (°). The double masted climate station is located north of the station at 44...
  • Wind direction at max wind speed @ 750cm - 10min (°)

    Wind direction at maximum wind speed measured on two proximal climate stations at 750 cm above ground as a 10min sample (°). The double masted climate station is located north...
  • Wind speed @ 200cm - 10min average (m/s)

    Wind speed measured on two proximal climate stations at 200 cm above ground as a 10min average (m/s). The double masted climate station is located north of the station at 44 m...
  • Wind speed @ 200cm - 10min maximum (m/s)

    Maximum wind speed measured on two proximal climate stations at 200 cm above ground as a 10min sample (m/s). The double masted climate station is located north of the station at...
  • Wind speed @ 750cm - 10min average (m/s)

    Wind speed measured on two proximal climate stations at 750 cm above ground as a 10min average (m/s). The double masted climate station is located north of the station at 44 m...
  • Wind speed @ 750cm - 10min maximum (m/s)

    Maximum wind speed measured on two proximal climate stations at 750 cm above ground as a 10min sample (m/s). The double masted climate station is located north of the station at...
  • Discharge at a cross section of the river, (m3/s)

    River discharge measured with continuous water level measurements converted by a stage-discharge relation based on manual discharge measurements. 15 min sample values in m3/s....
  • Ecosystem Forecasting - Nuuk and Zackenberg

    Future Climate Projections and Forecasts of Energy, Water, and Carbon Fluxes (1991-2100) for Kobbefjord and Zackenberg GEM Stations. More detailed documentation is included with...
  • Sentinel-3 Chlorophyll-a Estimates - Disko, Nuuk and Zackenberg

    Sentinel-3 daily aggregated and outlier masked Chlorophyll-a estimates for Disko, Kobbefjord and Zackenberg GEM Stations. Sentinel-3 OLCI level 2 data, operationally processed...
  • Aucella slope

    Aucella slope
  • Coastal cliff, Zackenberg Delta

    Coastal cliff, Zackenberg Delta
  • Fjord, Young Sound

    Fjord, Young Sound
  • Glacier lake, A.P. Olsen Land

    Glacier lake, A.P. Olsen Land
  • Snow Pack Analyser

    Snow Pack Analyser
  • Zackenberg River

    Zackenberg River
  • Zackenberg Valley

    Zackenberg Valley
  • AC

    Automated chamber flux monitoring is conducted in the wet fen Rylekæret in the Zackenberg valley since 2006. An overview of the site and where the chambers are situated in...
  • MM1

    Micrometeorological monitoring has taken place at the site MM1 since 2000. In 2011 an energy balance mast was put up about five meters East of the existing eddy covariance mast....
  • MM2

    Eddy covariance flux measurements has taken place at the site MM2 since 2007. The mast (3 m high) is located on a wet fen area called Rylekæret, about 1.5 km North of the...
  • Coastal_profile P1

    The Coastal dynamics, sediment transport, are monitored in two detailed terrain profiles. Profile 1 is a c. 250 m long profile line crossing a curved spit near the old delta...
  • Coastal_profile P2

    The Coastal dynamics, sediment transport, are monitored in two detailed terrain profiles. Profile 2 is a c.140 m long profile in an aggrading coastal plain with beach ridges...
  • Recession

    Coastal cliff recession has been monitored along four markers on the Southern coast towards Young Sound since 1996. Until 2011 the perpendicular distance between the four...
  • AC_Water_level_automatic

    Water level is monitored automatically at the Automatic Chamber site in the 'Rylekæret' fen (see GeoBasis Zackenberg manual). Automatic measurements of the water level are...
  • AC_Water_level_manual

    Water level is read both manually and automatically at the Automatic chamber site in the 'Rylekæret' fen. The measurements reported here are the manual measurements, that are...
  • Lindeman_Conductivity

    "From 2005 - 2010 discharge, conductivity and water temperature was monitored in the river Lindemans elven, the largest tributary to the Zackenberg river after Store Sødal (see...
  • Lindeman_Discharge

    "From 2005 - 2010 discharge, conductivity and water temperature was monitored in the river Lindemans elven, the largest tributary to the Zackenberg river after Store Sødal (see...
  • Lindeman_Temperature

    "From 2005 - 2010 discharge, conductivity and water temperature was monitored in the river Lindemans elven, the largest tributary to the Zackenberg river after Store Sødal (see...
  • MM2_Water_level_automatic

    Water level is monitored automatically at the fluxstation site 'MM2' in the continous fen 'Rylekæret'. Automatic measurements of the water level are recorded every 15th minute...
  • River_water_chemistry

    "Measurements started in 1997 and are still on going. From 1997-2011 water samples were taken everyday at 8 am and 8 pm. From 2012-present water samples are taken three times a...
  • V1_Water_temperature_0m

    Water temperature is measured on the bottom of the Zackenberg river, just west of the Zackenberg research station. The measurements were started in 1995. Initially the...
  • M6_180min

    "The meteorological station M6 was in function from 2006-2012. M6 was located near the top of the mountain Dome. The surface underneath the mast is a gravel plateau without...
  • M6_60min

    "The meteorological station M6 was in function from 2006-2012. M6 was located near the top of the mountain Dome. The surface underneath the mast is a gravel plateau without...
  • Zackenberg_River_Suspended_sediment

    Water samples from the Zackenberg River is collected near the Hydrometric station at 08:00 and 20:00 o'clock every day in the period 1997-2011 and three times a week from...
  • M2

    M2 is one of six meteorological stations in the Zackenberg and Store Sødal Valley. Data from the station is found under meteorology (wind, temperature and relative humidity,...
  • M3

    M3 is one of six meteorological stations in the Zackenberg and Store Sødal Valley. Data from the station is found under meteorology (wind, temperature and relative humidity,...
  • M4_360min

    "M4 is located on a well drained Cassiope heath, about 150 meters north of the 'Climate station' (operated by ClimateBasis). The station was installed in 2005. Soil moisture is...
  • M5_10min

    "M5 is located in a wet fen area called 'Rylekæret', just 20 meters North of the Automatic Chamber site. The station was installed in 2009. In this file soil temperatures in 2,...
  • M5_60min

    "M5 is located in a wet fen area called 'Rylekæret', just 20 meters North of the Automatic Chamber site. The station was installed in 2009. The 60 min file only runs until July...
  • M5_720min

    "M5 is located in a wet fen area called Rylekæret, just 20 meters North of the Automatic Chamber site. The station was installed in 2009. The 60 min file only runs to until...
  • M6_10min

    The meteorological station M6 was in function from 2006-2012. M6 was located near the top of the mountain 'Dome'. The surface underneath the mast is a gravel plateau without...
  • M7

    M7 is one of six meteorological stations in the Zackenberg and Store Sødal Valley, where M7 is the only station in Store Sødal. Data from the station is found under...
  • M8

    The meteorological station M8 was installed in 2015. M8 is located about 100 meters from the top of Zackenberg. The ground underneath the mast is covered with barren rocks and...
  • MM1

    Micrometeorological monitoring has taken place at the site MM1 since 2000. In 2011 an energy balance mast was put up about five meters East of the existing eddy covariance mast....
  • MM2

    Micrometeorological monitoring has taken place at the site MM2 since 2009. In 2011 an energy balance mast was put up about 10 meters West of the existing eddy covariance mast....
  • MM2_Precipitation

    MM2_Precipitation
  • T1_Air_temperature_0m

    Air temperature is measured in 0 cm near the old trapping station 'Blæsenborg', in the area 'Morænebakkerne' Northwest of the Zackenberg station. The soil temperature sensors...
  • T2_Air_temperature_0m

    Air temperature is measured in 0 cm in the eastern end of 'Store Sødal'. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 1995. Initially the temperature was recorded every fifth...
  • T3 Air_temperature_0m

    Air temperature is measured in 0 cm on the top of the mountain Aucella. The measurements were started in 1995. Initially the temperature was recorded every fifth hour, until...
  • T4 Air_temperature_0m

    Air temperature is measured in 0 cm on Nansenblokken on the eastern slope of Zackenberg, in 480 meters above sea level. The measurements were started in 2002. Initially the...
  • T5_Air_temperature_0m

    Air temperature is measured in 0 cm on the top of the mountain 'Dome'. The measurements were initiated in 2004 and ended in 2006. Temperature was recorded every hour. Blank...
  • M2_Snow_depth

    M2 is one of six meteorological stations in the Zackenberg and Store Sødal Valley. Data from the station is found under meteorology (wind, temperature and relative humidity,...
  • M3_Snow_depth

    M3 is one of six meteorological stations in the Zackenberg and Store Sødal Valley. Data from the station is found under meteorology (wind, temperature and relative humidity,...
  • M7_Snow_depth

    M7 is one of six meteorological stations in the Zackenberg and Store Sødal Valley, where M7 is the only station in Store Sødal. Data from the station is found under...
  • Snow cover (Central area)

    The snow cover is computed for the region Central_area, covering parts of region 2 in the map in: GeoBasis_Zack_Snow_properties_Central_area_Snow_cover.pdf. The corners of the...
  • MM1_Snow_depth

    Micrometeorological monitoring has taken place at the site MM1 since 2000. In 2011 an energy balance mast was put up about five meters East of the existing eddy covariance mast....
  • MM2_Snow_depth

    Micrometeorological monitoring has taken place at the site MM2 since 2009. In 2011 an energy balance mast was put up about 10 meters West of the existing eddy covariance mast....
  • Musk_Ox_census_area_Snow_cover

    The snow cover is computed for the parts of the musk ox census area that is visible from the slope of Zackenberg where the automatic cameras are placed. Please find link to the...
  • SNM GeoRadar snow depth

    Snow depth is measured using GeoRadar along the SNM transect running in the valley floor of the Zackenberg valley. Measurements are primarily conducted by end of winter, before...
  • Snow cover (Aucella south lower slope)

    The snow cover is computed for the region covering the lower slope of Aucella, towards the South and Young Sound. The region corresponds to the area named 10 in the map in:...
  • Snow cover (Aucella south middle slope)

    The snow cover is computed for the region covering the middle slope of Aucella, towards the South and Young Sound. The region corresponds to the area named 11 in the map in:...
  • Snow density (bulk density)

    Snow bulk density is measured manually in various places in the Zackenberg valley, during snow covered periods. In this dataset every position is given with its UTM coordinates...
  • Snow density (snow pit)

    Snow density is measured manually in snow pits, various places in the Zackenberg valley, during snow covered periods. In this dataset every position is given with its UTM...
  • Snow depth (manual probing)

    Snow depth is measured manually in various places in the Zackenberg valley, during snow covered periods. In this dataset the position of every snow depth measurement is given in...
  • Snow Pack Analyzer

    The snow pack analyzer is situated on a well-drained cassiope heath in the heart of the main research area in the Zackenberg valley. The snow pack analyzer was installed in...
  • SNZ GeoRadar snow depth

    Snow depth is measured using GeoRadar along the SNZ transect running from the coastline towards the top of Aucella (ending in about 400 meters above sea level). Measurements are...
  • Spring_snow_cover

    Spring snow cover. Yearly estimated of percentage of snow cover on 10 June in thirteen sections covering the monitoring area at Zackenberg (i.e. valley lowland and Aucella...
  • ZC-1 GeoRadar snow depth

    Snow depth is measured using GeoRadar in the ZEROCALM grid 1 in the heath in the vicinity of the climate station. Measurements are primarily conducted by end of winter, before...
  • All_Soil_water_chemistry

    This file contains data from all soil water sites. The first column denotes the sampling site. The different sites are: S1: Located south of the snow patch in ZC-2. Measurements...
  • ZC-2 GeoRadar snow depth

    Snow depth is measured using GeoRadar in two North-South oriented rows in the ZEROCALM grid 2, on a south facing slope south of the landing strip. Measurements are primarily...
  • AC_Active_layer

    Active layer is measured in the vicinity of the Automatic chambers in 'Rylekæret' in the Zackenberg valley. The reported active layer depths are in relation to the ground...
  • AC_Chamber_1_Soil_temperature_0.05m

    Soil temperature is measured in 5, 10 and 30 cm adjacent to chamber 1 in a continous fen. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2010 and record the temperature every...
  • AC_Chamber_1_Soil_temperature_0.1m

    Soil temperature is measured in 5, 10 and 30 cm adjacent to chamber 1 in a continous fen. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2010 and record the temperature every...
  • AC_Chamber_1_Soil_temperature_0.3m

    Soil temperature is measured in 5, 10 and 30 cm adjacent to chamber 1 in a continous fen. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2010 and record the temperature every...
  • AC_Chamber_3-4_Soil_temperature_0.05m

    Soil temperature is measured in 5, 10 and 15 cm adjacent to chamber 3 and 4 in a continous fen. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2007 and record the temperature...
  • AC_Chamber_3-4_Soil_temperature_0.15m

    Soil temperature is measured in 5, 10 and 15 cm adjacent to chamber 3 and 4 in a continous fen. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2007 and record the temperature...
  • AC_Chamber_3-4_Soil_temperature_0.1m

    Soil temperature is measured in 5, 10 and 15 cm adjacent to chamber 3 and 4 in a continous fen. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2007 and record the temperature...
  • AC_Chamber_6_Soil_temperature_0.05m

    Soil temperature is measured in 5, 10 and 30 cm adjacent to chamber 6 in a continous fen. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2010 and record the temperature every...
  • AC_Chamber_6_Soil_temperature_0.1m

    Soil temperature is measured in 5, 10 and 30 cm adjacent to chamber 6 in a continous fen. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2010 and record the temperature every...
  • AC_Chamber_6_Soil_temperature_0.3m

    Soil temperature is measured in 5, 10 and 30 cm adjacent to chamber 6 in a continous fen. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2010 and record the temperature every...
  • Dry-1_Soil_moisture

    Soil moisture is measured in 5, 10 and 30 cm under heath vegetation adjacent to the BioBasis plot Dry-3. The soil moisture sensors were installed in 2003. Soil moisture is...
  • Dry-1_Soil_temperature_0.1m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10 and 30 cm under heath vegetation adjacent to the BioBasis plot Dry-3. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2003 and record the...
  • Dry-1_Soil_temperature_0.3m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10 and 30 cm under heath vegetation adjacent to the BioBasis plot Dry-3. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2003 and record the...
  • Dry-1_Soil_temperature_0m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10 and 30 cm under heath vegetation adjacent to the BioBasis plot Dry-3. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2003 and record the...
  • Dry-2_Soil_moisture

    Soil moisture is measured in 5, 10 and 15 cm under heath vegetation adjacent to the BioBasis plot Dry-2. The soil moisture measurements have been running in 2003. Soil moisture...
  • Dry-2_Soil_temperature_0.15m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0 and 15 under snow bed vegetation adjacent to the BioBasis plot Dry-2. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2002 and measurements...
  • Dry-2_Soil_temperature_0m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0 and 15 under snow bed vegetation adjacent to the BioBasis plot Dry-2. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2002 and measurements...
  • Fan_Soil_temperature

    Soil temperature is measured in 0.00, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, 1.25, 1.50, 1.75, 2.00, 2.50 meters below the surface on a alluvial fan with grass vegetation. The site is called...
  • Fen_SoilCore_CN

    In 2019 a new soil core initiative focusing on carbon and nitrogen pools was implemented in the GeoBasis Zackenberg program. Two plots of 10 by 10 meters were allocated for the...
  • Fen_SoilCore_CN

    In 2019 a new soil core initiative focusing on carbon and nitrogen pools was implemented in the GeoBasis Zackenberg program. Two plots of 10 by 10 meters were allocated for the...
  • Grassland_Soil_temperature

    Soil temperature is measured in 0.00, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, 1.25, 1.50, 1.75, 2.00, and 2.50 meters below the surface in a grassland, just east of the runway. The site is...
  • K1_Soil_water_chemistry

    K1 was placed on the well-drained Cassiope heath close to the climate station close to K2. Soil water samplers (suction cup lysimeters) are installed in depths of: 5, 10, 15,...
  • M2

    M2 is one of six meteorological stations in the Zackenberg and Store Sødal Valley. Data from the station is found under meteorology (wind, temperature and relative humidity,...
  • M2

    M2 is one of six meteorological stations in the Zackenberg and Store Sødal Valley. Data from the station is found under meteorology (wind, temperature and relative humidity,...
  • M3

    M3 is one of six meteorological stations in the Zackenberg and Store Sødal Valley. Data from the station is found under meteorology (wind, temperature and relative humidity,...
  • M3

    M3 is one of six meteorological stations in the Zackenberg and Store Sødal Valley. Data from the station is found under meteorology (wind, temperature and relative humidity,...
  • M4_30min

    M4 is located on a well drained Cassiope heath, about 150 meters north of the 'Climate station' (operated by ClimateBasis). In 2009 NDVI sensors were installed and data recorded...
  • M4_360min

    M4 is located on a well drained Cassiope heath, about 150 meters north of the 'Climate station' (operated by ClimateBasis). The station was installed in 2005. Soil moisture is...
  • M5_10min

    M5 was located in a wet fen area called 'Rylekæret', just 20 meters North of the Automatic Chamber site. The station was in operation 2009 - 2017. In this file soil...
  • M5_60min

    M5 was located in a wet fen area called 'Rylekæret', just 20 meters North of the Automatic Chamber site. The station was in operation 2009 - 2017. The 60 min file only runs...
  • M5_720min

    M5 was located in a wet fen area called 'Rylekæret', just 20 meters North of the Automatic Chamber site. The station was in operation 2009 - 2017. Soil temperatures in 2, 20,...
  • MetStation_Soil_temperature

    Soil temperature is measured in 0.00, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, 1.50, 2.00, 2.50, 3.00, 3.50, 4.00, 4.50, 6.00, 8.00, 10.00, 12.00, 14.00, 16.00, 18.00, 18.30 meters below the...
  • Mix-1_Soil_moisture

    Soil moisture is measured in 5, 10 and 30 cm under mixed heath vegetation adjacent to the BioBasis phenology plot Pap-3. The soil moisture measurements have been running from...
  • Mix-1_Soil_temperature_0.1m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10 and 30 cm under heath vegetation adjacent to the BioBasis plot Pap-3. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2004 and record the...
  • Mix-1_Soil_temperature_0.3m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10 and 30 cm under heath vegetation adjacent to the BioBasis plot Pap-3. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2004 and record the...
  • Mix-1_Soil_temperature_0m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10 and 30 cm under heath vegetation adjacent to the BioBasis plot Pap-3. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2004 and record the...
  • MM1_Soil_temp_heatflux

    Micrometeorological monitoring has taken place at the site MM1 since 2000. In 2011 an energy balance mast was put up about five meters East of the existing eddy covariance mast....
  • MM2_Active_layer

    Active layer is measured at the fluxstation 'MM2' which is situated in a continous fen called 'Rylekæret'. Active layer is measured during the snow free season ca. every third...
  • MM2_Soil_temp_heatflux

    Micrometeorological monitoring has taken place at the site MM2 since 2009. In 2011 an energy balance mast was put up about 10 meters West of the existing eddy covariance mast....
  • P1_Soil temperature_1.18m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10, 50 and 118 cm below the surface on a gravel plateau. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 1995. Temperature was initially...
  • P1_Soil_temperature_0.1m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10, 50 and 118 cm below the surface on a gravel plateau. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 1995. Temperature was initially...
  • P1_Soil_temperature_0.5m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10, 50 and 118 cm below the surface on a gravel plateau. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 1995. Temperature was initially...
  • P1_Soil_temperature_0m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10, 50 and 118 cm below the surface on a gravel plateau. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 1995. Temperature was initially...
  • P2_Soil temperature_0.1m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10, 70 and 155 cm below the surface of an icewedge 70 m south of the Zackenberg station. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 1995....
  • P2_Soil temperature_0.70m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10, 70 and 155 cm below the surface of an icewedge 70 m south of the Zackenberg station. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 1995....
  • P2_Soil temperature_0m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10, 70 and 155 cm below the surface of an icewedge 70 m south of the Zackenberg station. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 1995....
  • P2_Soil temperature_1.55m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10, 70 and 155 cm below the surface of an icewedge 70 m south of the Zackenberg station. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 1995....
  • P3_Soil_temperature_0.1m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10 and 66 cm on the slopes of the mountain Aucella in ca. 400 meters above sealevel. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 1995....
  • P3_Soil_temperature_0.66m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10 and 66 cm on the slopes of the mountain Aucella in ca. 400 meters above sealevel. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 1995....
  • P3_Soil_temperature_0m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10 and 66 cm on the slopes of the mountain Aucella in ca. 400 meters above sealevel. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 1995....
  • P4_Soil_temperature_0.1m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10 and 85 cm on a plateua on the mountain Aucella, in ca. 820 meters above sea level. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 1995....
  • P4_Soil_temperature_0.85m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10 and 85 cm on a plateua on the mountain Aucella, in ca. 820 meters above sea level. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 1995....
  • P4_Soil_temperature_0m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10 and 85 cm on a plateua on the mountain Aucella, in ca. 820 meters above sea level. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 1995....
  • P5_Soil_temperature_0.75m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 75 and 135 cms depth on the surface of a rock glacier, at the Northeastern side of Zackenberg in 259 meters above sea level. The soil...
  • P5_Soil_temperature_0m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 75 and 135 cms depth on the surface of a rock glacier, at the Northeastern side of Zackenberg in 259 meters above sea level. The soil...
  • P5_Soil_temperature_1.35m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 75 and 135 cms depth on the surface of a rock glacier, at the Northeastern side of Zackenberg in 259 meters above sea level. The soil...
  • P6_Soil temperature_0.1m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10, 30 cm depth below a fen site, 400 meters Southeast of the Zackenberg station and about 50 meters south of the ZEROCALM-2 plot. The soil...
  • P6_Soil temperature_0.3m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10, 30 cm depth below a fen site, 400 meters Southeast of the Zackenberg station and about 50 meters south of the ZEROCALM-2 plot. The soil...
  • P6_Soil temperature_0m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10, 30 cm depth below a fen site, 400 meters Southeast of the Zackenberg station and about 50 meters south of the ZEROCALM-2 plot. The soil...
  • P6-2_Soil_temperature_0.1m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10, 30 and 50 cm depth below a fen site, 400 meters Southeast of the Zackenberg station and about 50 meters south of the ZEROCALM-2 plot. The...
  • P6-2_Soil_temperature_0.3m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10, 30 and 50 cm depth below a fen site, 400 meters Southeast of the Zackenberg station and about 50 meters south of the ZEROCALM-2 plot. The...
  • P6-2_Soil_temperature_0.5m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10, 30 and 50 cm depth below a fen site, 400 meters Southeast of the Zackenberg station and about 50 meters south of the ZEROCALM-2 plot. The...
  • P6-2_Soil_temperature_0m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10, 30 and 50 cm depth below a fen site, 400 meters Southeast of the Zackenberg station and about 50 meters south of the ZEROCALM-2 plot. The...
  • Runway_snowdrift_Soil_temperature

    Soil temperature is measured in 0.00, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, 1.50, 2.00, 2.50, 3.00, 3.50, 4.00, 4.50, 6.00, 8.00, 8.75, 9.00, 9.25, 9.50, 9.75, 10.00, 10.25, 10.75, 11.25,...
  • S1_Soil_temperature_0m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0 cm in a transect though a snow fan, at four sites, about 250 Southwest of the Zackenberg research station. The four sites are: S1: Gravel...
  • S2_Soil_temperature_0m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0 cm in a transect though a snow fan, at four sites, about 250 Southwest of the Zackenberg research station. The four sites are: S1: Gravel...
  • S3_Soil_temperature_0m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0 cm in a transect though a snow fan, at four sites, about 250 Southwest of the Zackenberg research station. The four sites are: S1: Gravel...
  • S4_Soil_temperature_0m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0 cm in a transect though a snow fan, at four sites, about 250 Southwest of the Zackenberg research station. The four sites are: S1: Gravel...
  • Sal-1_Soil_moisture

    Soil moisture has been measured in 5, 10 and 15 cms depth from 2003 - 2006. After the 2006 season the logger box disappeared and the sensor cables were cut. Thereafter one...
  • Sal-1_Soil_temperature_0.15m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10, 15 and 30 cm under salix vegetation adjacent to the BioBasis plot Sal-1. The soil temperature sensors in 0 and 15 cms were installed in...
  • Sal-1_Soil_temperature_0.1m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10, 15 and 30 cm under salix vegetation adjacent to the BioBasis plot Sal-1. The soil temperature sensors in 0 and 15 cms were installed in...
  • Sal-1_Soil_temperature_0.3m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10, 15 and 30 cm under salix vegetation adjacent to the BioBasis plot Sal-1. The soil temperature sensors in 0 and 15 cms were installed in...
  • Sal-1_Soil_temperature_0m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10, 15 and 30 cm under salix vegetation adjacent to the BioBasis plot Sal-1. The soil temperature sensors in 0 and 15 cms were installed in...
  • Sal-2_Soil_moisture

    Soil moisture has been measured in 5, 10 and 30 cms depth from 2003 - 2004. After the 2004 season the cables to the sensors in 5 and 10 cms depth were cut by foxes. The cables...
  • Sal-2_Soil_moisture

    Soil moisture has been measured in 5, 10 and 30 cms depth from 2003 - 2004. After the 2004 season the cables to the sensors in 5 and 10 cms depth were cut by foxes. The cables...
  • Sal-2_Soil_temperature_0.1m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10 and 30 cm under salix vegetation adjacent to the BioBasis plot Sal-6. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2003. Temperature is...
  • Sal-2_Soil_temperature_0.3m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10 and 30 cm under salix vegetation adjacent to the BioBasis plot Sal-6. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2003. Temperature is...
  • Sal-2_Soil_temperature_0m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 10 and 30 cm under salix vegetation adjacent to the BioBasis plot Sal-6. The soil temperature sensors were installed in 2003. Temperature is...
  • Triangle_Soil_temperature

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2 and 2.5 meters below the surface on a gravel plateau, close to the coast and south of the old delta,...
  • V2_Soil_temperature_0m

    Soil temperature is measured in 0 cm on the Southern edge of 'Gadekæret', a small fen just east of the Zackenberg research station. The soil temperature sensors were installed...
  • Wet_fen_Soil_temperature

    Soil temperature is measured in +0.03, 0.00, 0.00, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, 1.25, 1.50 and 1.75 meters below the surface in a hummocky fen area, North of the Automatic chamber...
  • ZEROCALM-1_Active_layer

    Active layer is measured on a welldrained white arctic bell-heather, just north of the Climate station. The site consist of 121 measuring points in a 100m x 100 m grid (11...
  • ZEROCALM-2 middle_Soil_temperature

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.50, 1.75, 2 and 2.5 meters below the
  • ZEROCALM-2 upper_Soil_temperature

    Soil temperature is measured in 0, 0, 0.05, 0.3, 0.55, 0.8, 1.05, 1.55, 2.05 and 2.55 meters below the surface on a dry dryas heath, close to the meteorological station M2 and...
  • ZEROCALM-2_Active_layer

    Active layer is measured c. 400 m south of the runway on a south facing slope at an elevation of 11-22 m a.s.l. Vegetation changes from dry dryas heath at the upper end to a...
  • ZEROCALM-2_lower_Soil_temperature

    Soil temperature is measured in +0.03, 0, 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.50 and 2 meters below the surface in a water logged Eriophorum fen, south of the meteorological station...
  • ZEROCALM-2_Soil_moisture

    Soil moisture is measured every week, during the snow free season, along row 1 and 6 in the ZEROCALM-2 grid (row numbers and grid nodes can be found in the GeoBasis Zackenberg...
  • Area of ice cap

    Area of A. P. Olsen ice cap, manually mapped based on Aerial photos, Landsat 5, 7 and Sentinel-2 images.
  • Ice surface height, ZAC_L

    Ice surface height, relative to beginning of ice melt season.
  • Glacier Inventory Zackenberg - Vector Maps

    Glacier outlines manually mapped from a Sentinel-2 image from August 8th, 2024. The dataset provides a glacier inventory from an area of interest near Zackenberg Research...
  • GPS sites

    Repeated high precision differential GPS observations of stakes from 2008 to 2013
  • Ice surface height, ZAC_U

    Ice surface height, relative to beginning of ice melt season.
  • Surface mass balance

    Point observations of surface mass balance using ablation stations.
  • Air pressure, ZAC_A

    Air pressure
  • Air pressure, ZAC_L

    Air pressure
  • Air pressure, ZAC_U

    Air pressure
  • Air temperature, ZAC_A

    Air temperature at a height above surface around 2.6 m but varying when winter accumulation. See height variations in the boom height variable.
  • Air temperature, ZAC_L

    Air temperature at a height above surface around 2.6 m but varying when winter accumulation. See height variations in the boom height variable.
  • Air temperature, ZAC_U

    Air temperature at a height above surface around 2.6 m but varying when winter accumulation. See height variations in the boom height variable.
  • Boom height, ZAC_A

    Height of the top boom on the AWS tripod. Indicating the variation in instrument height above surface due to snow cover.
  • Boom height, ZAC_L

    Height of the top boom on the AWS tripod. Indicating the variation in instrument height above surface due to snow cover.
  • Boom height, ZAC_U

    Height of the top boom on the AWS tripod. Indicating the variation in instrument height above surface due to snow cover.
  • Precipitation, ZAC_A

    Precipitation measured by a tipping bucket gauge. Works best for liquid precipitation, but does capture some solid.
  • Precipitation, ZAC_L

    Precipitation measured by a tipping bucket gauge. Works best for liquid precipitation, but does capture some solid.
  • Precipitation, ZAC_U

    Precipitation measured by a tipping bucket gauge. Works best for liquid precipitation, but does capture some solid.
  • Radiation, ZAC_A

    Incoming shortwave radiation (SRI), outgoing shortwave radiation (SRO), incoming longwave radiation (LRI) and outgoing longwave radiation (LRO)
  • Radiation, ZAC_L

    Incoming shortwave radiation (SRI), outgoing shortwave radiation (SRO), incoming longwave radiation (LRI) and outgoing longwave radiation (LRO)
  • Radiation, ZAC_U

    Incoming shortwave radiation (SRI), outgoing shortwave radiation (SRO), incoming longwave radiation (LRI) and outgoing longwave radiation (LRO)
  • Relative humidity, ZAC_A

    Relative humidity over ice
  • Relative humidity, ZAC_L

    Relative humidity over ice
  • Relative humidity, ZAC_U

    Relative humidity over ice
  • Wind speed, ZAC_A

    Wind speed
  • Wind speed, ZAC_L

    Wind speed
  • Wind speed, ZAC_U

    Wind speed
  • Bulk snow density

    Point observations of snow density.
  • Snow depth at ZAC_A

    Snow depth from sonic ranger.
  • Snow depth at ZAC_L

    Snow depth from sonic ranger.
  • Snow depth at ZAC_U

    Snow depth from sonic ranger.
  • Snow line altitude

    Snow line altitude from Sentinel-2, manually outlined from best images in August. Only covering the part of the ice cap within the hydrological catchment of Zackenberg River....
  • Open water duration

    The duration of the ice-free period (in days) in the outer part of Young Sound for each year. Determined on observations from satellite images and automatic digital camera...
  • Sea ice breakup

    The first observed day of ice-free conditions in the outer Young Sound. Determined on observations from satellite images and automatic digital camera system (74°18.594'N,...
  • Sea ice formation

    The last recorded date of ice-free conditions in the outer part of Young Sound each year. Determined on observations from satellite images and automatic digital camera system...
  • Sea ice thickness

    Measurement of sea ice thickness. For further details, please refer to the newest MarinBasis Zackenberg manual available at the website. Discontinued.
  • Snow thickness

    Measurement of snow thickness on the sea ice. For further details, please refer to the newest MarinBasis Zackenberg manual available at the website. Discontinued.
  • Atmospheric pCO2

    Partial pressure of CO2 air (ppm)
  • Bottom CTD measurements

    The Greenland Ecosystem monitoring program conducts CTD transect surveys each year in the Young Sound-Tyrolerfjord system. CTD instrument used were either SeaBird SBE-19plus,...
  • CTD measurements

    CTD measurements
  • Mooring CTD measurements

    The Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring Program has maintained a mooring in Young Sound, approximately 15 km from the outer sill (74°18.909'N, 20°16.730'W). This mooring has been...
  • Phytoplankton Relative Species Composition

    Phytoplankton Relative Species Composition (%)
  • Pigment concentration

    Pigment concentration (chl a (µg/l) and phaeopigments (µg/l). For further details, please refer to the newest MarinBasis Zackenberg manual available at the website.
  • Sill CTD measurements

    Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring Program conducted CTD transect surveys in Young Sound-Tyrolerfjord from 2004-2014 during August using a SBE-19plus CTD (Sea-Bird Electronics,...
  • Water DIC Concentration (µmol/kg)

    Water DIC Concentration (µmol/kg)
  • Water Nitrate+Nitrite Concentration

    Water Nitrate+Nitrite Concentration (µmol/L)
  • Water pCO2

    Water pCO2. Measured using infra red gas analyzers in the field.
  • Water Phosphate Concentration

    Water Phosphate Concentration (µmol/L)
  • Water Silicate Concentration

    Water Silicate Concentration (µmol/L)
  • Water TA Concentration (µmol/kg)

    Water TA Concentration (µmol/kg)
  • Zooplankton Abundance

    Zooplankton Species Composition (individuals/m2)