Water vapor isotope experiment was conducted at Karlsruhe site near Karlsruhe in central Europe (49.10°N, 8.44°E) from January 2012 to May 2013.
The in-situ data we have measured during MUSICA are freely available at:
http://share.lsdf.kit.edu/imk/asf/musica/INSITU/
The users should also have a look on the webpage for updates:
http://www.imk-asf.kit.edu/english/2746.php
The data have been measured in the framework of the MUSICA project and the users should add a respective acknowledgement and respect the general data policy as attached in dataset file
Data download: NetCDF
Variable definitions
Description |
Unit |
Equipment |
Height (m) |
Additional description |
Date time |
− |
− |
− |
UTC |
Water mixing ratio |
ppmv |
Picarro L2120-i |
28 |
− |
Water vapour isotopic ratio (18O) |
per mil |
Picarro L2120-i |
28 |
Normalized to V-SMOW; Humidity dependence correlation: Non-linear regression |
Standard deviation of 18O |
per mil |
Picarro L2120-i |
28 |
Hourly |
Water vapour isotopic ratio (D) |
per mil |
Picarro L2120-i |
28 |
Normalized to V-SMOW; Humidity dependence correlation: Non-linear regression |
Standard deviation of D |
per mil |
Picarro L2120-i |
28 |
Hourly |
Air temperature |
K |
HMP-45A |
30 |
Meteolabor Switzerland |
Relative humidity |
<=100% |
Mirror hygrometer |
− |
− |
Air pressure |
Pa |
− |
− |
IMK-TRO |
Precipitation |
mm |
− |
− |
IMK-TRO |
Net radiation |
W/m2 |
− |
− |
IMK-TRO |
Wind speed |
m/s |
− |
− |
IMK-TRO |
Wind direction |
degree (°C) |
− |
− |
IMK-TRO |
Air temperature |
K |
− |
2 |
ERA5 |
Relative humidity |
<=100% |
− |
2 |
ERA5 |
Air pressure |
Pa |
− |
2 |
ERA5 |
Precipitation |
mm |
− |
− |
ERA5 |
Net radiation |
W/m2 |
− |
− |
ERA5 |
Wind speed |
m/s |
− |
− |
ERA5 |
Wind direction |
°C |
− |
10 |
ERA5 |
Reference papers
Christner, E., Kohler, M., and Schneider, M.: The influence of snow sublimation and meltwater evaporation on δD of water vapor in the atmospheric boundary layer of central Europe, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 1207-1225, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-1207-2017, 2017.
Site contact
Name: Matthias Schneider and Emanuel Christner
Email: Matthias Schneider (matthias.schneider@kit.edu) and Emanuel Christner (emanuel.christner@kit.edu)