Past Campaigns

Event Working Group Test Campaign
Heat Waves Jülich, July 2018
TERENO test site Selhausen, Jülich Campus
Investigations along the event chain "Heat waves and droughts" and "Heat waves and atmospheric exchange processes"
Helmholtz Centres: FZJ, KIT, GFZ, UFZ more

ScaleX 2019 campaign, TERENO pre-alpine site, April - June 2019
investigation of dynamic events along the events chains "heat waves and droughts" and "heat waves and atmospheric processes"
Helmholtz Centres: KIT, FZJ, UFZ, GFZ, HMGU, DLR more

Ad hoc heatwave 2019 campaign, July - September 2019
investigation of dynamic events along the events chains "heat waves and droughts" and "heat waves and atmospheric processes" to observe the impact of the recent drought period
Helmholtz Centres: FZJ, UFZ, GFZ, HMGU

Heat and drought 2020 test campaign, May - September 2020
investigation of dynamic events along the events chains "heat waves and droughts" and "heat waves and atmospheric processes" to observe the impact of the drought years 2018 / 2019
Helmholtz Centres: UFZ, FZJ, GFZ, KIT, HMGU more

Swabian MOSES Campaign May - July 2021

Investigation of the event type "convective thunderstorm" with consequences for runoff, hail, lightning and impulse inputs into rivers considering the entire event chain including meteorology, hydrology, agriculture, forestry, social aspects at the study site Swabian Jura, in close cooperation with event working group Hydrological Extremes
Helmholtz Centres: KIT, FZJ, UFZ, external partners from Tübingen University and University of Hohenheim more

Hydrological Extremes Low water campaign Elbe, July - August 2018
Tests of purchased MOSES modules (e.g., water quality sensors) and investigations along the event chain "Low-water extreme and water quality"
Helmholtz Centres: UFZ, HZG

Sensor calibration camapign, Cuxhaven June 2018

Intercalibration of several water quality sensors to develop standard operation procedures
Helmholtz Centres: AWI, HZG, GEOMAR, UFZ

Small-scale catchment Müglitz, April - July 2019

Investigations along the event chain "Heavy rain impacts on atmosphere and land surface"
Helmholtz Centres: KIT, FZJ, GFZ, UFZ more

Low water campaign Elbe, August - September 2019
Tests of purchased MOSES modules (e.g., water quality sensors) and investigations along the event chain "Low-water extreme and water quality", UFZ research vessel ALBIS cruised along the Elbe river from Czech/ German border to Geesthacht, Ship-based water quality sampling in close cooperation to Elbe Estuary campaign in September
Helmholtz Centres: UFZ, HZG   more

Elbe Estuary, April, June and September 2019

Ship-based investigations of water quality parameters from Hamburg to Helgoland
Helmholtz Centres: AWI, HZG, GEOMAR, UFZ
April / June

Elbe River Campaign April - September 2020

Comprehensive investigation of the processes along the event chain "hydrological extremes" considering low water and flood impacts on environmental systems covering the Müglitztal, the Elbe River and its Estuary
Helmholtz Centres: UFZ, HZG, AWI, GEOMAR, GFZ, FZJ, KIT  more

Swabian MOSES Campaign May - July 2021
Investigation of the event type "convective thunderstorm" with consequences for runoff, hail, lightning and impulse inputs into rivers considering the entire event chain including meteorology, hydrology, agriculture, forestry, social aspects at the study site Swabian Jura, in close cooperation with event working group Heat and Drought
Helmholtz Centres: KIT, FZJ, UFZ, external partners from Tübingen University and University of Hohenheim more
Permafrost Thaw
Mackenzie River Delta (Canada), August 2018
Investigation of terrestrial, marine and atmospheric processes related to rapid thawing permafrost
Helmholtz Centres: AWI, GEOMAR, DLR

Poster presentation of campaing results on Tuktoyaktuk Science Day (08/01/2019)
Full campaign report (56.1 MB) (Geological Survey of Canada Open File Report 8640)

Neuglobsow - Stechlin Lake test campaign, September 2019

Preparation for the upcoming permafrost MOSES campaign, planned for 2020 in the Lena River Delta
Helmholtz Centres: AWI, GFZ
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September 2021: Mackenzie River Delta (Canada),

follow up of campaign in August 2018,
Investigation of terrestrial processes related to rapid thawing permafrost
Helmholtz Centres: AWI, GFZin cooperation with Canadian partners

Ocean Eddies Device tests North Sea, summer 2018
Tests of purchased MOSES modules (autonome marine vehicles, water quality sensors)
Helmholtz Centres: GEOMAR, HZG


Cape Verde, Nov./Dec. 2019
Investigation of marine processes caused by meso and sub-mesoscale ocean eddies Helmholtz Centres: GEOMAR, HZG
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