Test Campaigns

The test campaigns were the central element of the implementation phase: Here, the event-oriented deployment logistics were developed and tested in field operation. While the first test campaigns focused primarily on device tests, more complex observation campaigns were carried out as experience grew.

implementation phase

  • Swabian MOSES, May - July 2021
    Studies on the formation and development of thunderstorm supercells, hail storms, and heavy precipitation, and the resulting local flash floods.
    Helmholtz Centres: KIT, UFZ, FZJ, GFZ, DLR
    Partners: German Universities, German Weather Service (DWD)
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    overview paper: Kunz et al. 2022  
      
  • Elbe River - German Bight, May - September 2021
    Comprehensive investigation of algea-, nutrient- and GHG-dynamics along the continuum river-estuary-ocean under normal flow and temperature conditions to obtain reference data.
    Helmholtz Centres: UFZ, HZG, AWI
    Partners: Flussgebietsgemeinschaft Elbe
      
  • Permafrost thaw Mackenzie River Delta (Canada), September 2021
    Follow up of campaign 2018: Investigation of terrestrial processes related to rapidly thawing permafrost.
    Helmholtz Centres: AWI, GFZ
    Partners: Canadian Universities and Geological Survey of Canada
  • Heat and drought Eifel and Harz, May - September 2020
    Evolution and impacts of continued heat and drought on land-atmosphere fluxes, vegetation, atmospheric dynamics and air quality.
    Helmholtz Centres: FZJ, UFZ, GFZ, KIT, HMGU
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  • Elbe River - German Bight, April - September 2020
    Comprehensive investigation of algea-, nutrient- and GHG-dynamics along the continuum river-estuary-ocean.
    Helmholtz Centres: UFZ, HZG, AWI, GEOMAR
    Partners: Flussgebietsgemeinschaft Elbe
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    overview paper Kamjunke et al. (2023)
     
  • Ocean eddies western Tropical Atlantic, June - August 2020
    Participation in international EUREC4AInitiative.
    Investigation of the dynamics and oceanic carbon uptake at frontal structures of oceanic eddies.
    Helmholtz Centres: GEOMAR, HZG
    Partners: International consortium with German Universities
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    data paper
  • ScaleX 2019 campaign, TERENO pre-alpine site, April - June 2019
    Investigation of the evolution and impacts of heavy precipitation and droughts on atmospheric dynamics, land-atmosphere fluxes and hydrological processes.
    Helmholtz Centres: KIT, FZJ, UFZ, GFZ, HMGU, DLR
    Partners: German Universities
      
  • Ad-hoc heat and drought Eifel and Harz, July - September 2019
    Evolution and impacts of repeated extreme heat and drought on land-atmosphere fluxes, vegetation, atmospheric dynamics and air quality.
    Helmholtz Centres: FZJ, UFZ, GFZ, HMGU
    Partners: German Universities
      
  • Small-scale catchment Müglitz, April - July 2019
    Investigation of the evolution and impacts of heavy precipitation and drought on atmospheric dynamics and hydrological processes.
    Helmholtz Centres: KIT, FZJ, GFZ, UFZ
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  • Low water Elbe River - German Bight, August - September 2019
    Impacts of repeated historical low flow situation on water quality and aquatic ecosystems.
    Helmholtz Centres: UFZ, HZG
    Partners: Flussgebietsgemeinschaft Elbe
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  • Elbe Estuary, April, June and September 2019
    Ship-based investigations of water quality parameters from Hamburg to Helgoland.
    Helmholtz Centres: AWI, HZG, GEOMAR, UFZ
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  • Ocean eddies Cape Verde, November 2019 - January 2020
    Investigation of marine processes caused by meso and sub-mesoscale ocean eddies.
    Helmholtz Centres: GEOMAR, HZG
    Parners: German Universities
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  • Heat and drought Eifel, July 2018
    TERENO test site Selhausen, Jülich Campus
    Evolution and impacts of extreme heat and drought on land-atmosphere fluxes, vegetation, atmospheric dynamics and air quality.
    Helmholtz Centres: FZJ, KIT, GFZ, UFZ
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  • Ad-hoc low water Elbe River - German Bight, July - August 2018
    Impacts of historical low flow situation on water quality and aquatic ecosystems.
    Helmholtz Centres: UFZ, HZG
    Partners: Flussgebietsgemeinschaft Elbe
     
  • Permafrost thaw Mackenzie River Delta (Canada), August 2018
    Investigation of terrestrial, marine and atmospheric processes related to rapidly thawing permafrost.
    Helmholtz Centres: AWI, GEOMAR, DLR
    Partners: Canadian Universities and Geological Survey of Canada
    Campaign report (56.1 MB) (Geological Survey of Canada Open File Report 8640)