Details zur Publikation |
| Kategorie | Textpublikation |
| Referenztyp | Zeitschriften |
| DOI | 10.1029/2025EF006743 |
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| Titel (primär) | Achieving harmonized and integrated long-term environmental observation of essential ecosystem variables - The eLTER Framework of Standard Observations |
| Autor | Zacharias, S.
; Lumpi, T.; Weldon, J.; Dirnböck, T.; Gaillardet, J.; Haase, P.; Kühn, I.
; Vereecken, H.; Bäck, J.; Bergami, C.; Bertsch‐Höermann, B.; Braud, I.; Cools, N.; Dick, J.; Dor Haim, S.; Forsius, M.; Futter, M.N.; Gaube, V.; Groner, E.; Halada, L.; Kauppi, L.; Lami, A.; Lindholm, T.; Marangi, C.; Matteucci, G.; Méndez, P.F.; Mueller, C.; Monteith, D.; Nejstgaard, J.C.; Nikolaidis, N.P.; Oggioni, A.; Orenstein, D.E.; Piscart, C.; Pons, M.-N.; Ptacnik, R.; Rinke, K.; Sandén, T.; Schaub, M.; Schrön, M.; Schütze, C.; Siebert, C.
; Spiegel, A.; Thornton, J.M.; Vogel, H.-J.; Mirtl, M. |
| Quelle | Earth's Future |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2026 |
| Department | BZF; SEEFO; MET; CATHYD; BOSYS |
| Band/Volume | 14 |
| Heft | 4 |
| Seite von | e2025EF006743 |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes |
| Keywords | environmental observation; research infrastructure; essential variables |
| Abstract | The development of harmonized, standardized, and
integrated environmental observation systems is a key challenge in Earth
system science. Such capability is essential for advancing the
interdisciplinary research needed to improve understanding of the Earth
system and support global sustainability. The Integrated European
Long-Term Ecosystem, Critical Zone and Socio-ecological Research
Infrastructure (eLTER RI) is a recently developed pan-European network
of in situ research sites that facilitates the collection long-term,
comprehensive observation, analysis, and modeling of environmental and
ecosystem change. This initiative focuses on Europe's primary
ecosystems, encompassing the atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere,
biosphere, and their socio-ecological interactions with the
anthroposphere. A fundamental prerequisite for effective environmental
monitoring and observation is a standardized and harmonized design that
facilitates consistent and comparable environmental data across diverse
spatial and temporal scales. The objective of this paper is to introduce
the eLTER Framework of Standard Observations (eLTER SO) as a harmonized
conceptual and operational standard for long-term, integrated in situ
environmental observations, and to demonstrate how it supports
consistent cross-sphere monitoring and international collaboration in
environmental research. The eLTER SO delineates essential ecosystem
variables, their measurement methods, and protocols. These Standard
Observations (SOs) constitute the conceptual foundation of eLTER RI and
provide a basis for overcoming existing disciplinary barriers to the
international harmonization of environmental research and a foundation
for cross-sphere observation concepts. The eLTER SO combines the
scientific-academic perspective, as known from “classical” Essential
Variable concepts, with the operational perspective required for the
establishment and long-term operation of in situ observatories. |
| Zacharias, S., Lumpi, T., Weldon, J., Dirnböck, T., Gaillardet, J., Haase, P., Kühn, I., Vereecken, H., Bäck, J., Bergami, C., Bertsch‐Höermann, B., Braud, I., Cools, N., Dick, J., Dor Haim, S., Forsius, M., Futter, M.N., Gaube, V., Groner, E., Halada, L., Kauppi, L., Lami, A., Lindholm, T., Marangi, C., Matteucci, G., Méndez, P.F., Mueller, C., Monteith, D., Nejstgaard, J.C., Nikolaidis, N.P., Oggioni, A., Orenstein, D.E., Piscart, C., Pons, M.-N., Ptacnik, R., Rinke, K., Sandén, T., Schaub, M., Schrön, M., Schütze, C., Siebert, C., Spiegel, A., Thornton, J.M., Vogel, H.-J., Mirtl, M. (2026): Achieving harmonized and integrated long-term environmental observation of essential ecosystem variables - The eLTER Framework of Standard Observations Earth Future 14 (4), e2025EF006743 10.1029/2025EF006743 |
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