Davos - A Coniferous Alpine Mountain Forest
Location
The Seehornwald Davos research site is located at 46°48’55.2” N, 9°51’21.5” E at 1639 m a.s.l. in the middle range of the subalpine belt in the eastern part of the Swiss Alps. The coniferous forest mainly consists of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.). Trees are on average 17.5 m high and 119 years old. Our in-Situ sensors are installed on top of a 35-meter-high measuring tower. Our remote sensing measurements are available from 2021 onwards. The research site received the ICOS class 1 status in 2019 (further site information).
Available Datasets
Spectral
The FloxBox was installed in 2021 and measures continuously the incoming and reflected radiation of the canopy of three spruce trees.
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Airborne
Airborne campaigns were conducted in summer 2021 and 2022 over the Davos forest site.
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Overview