Netherlands, Speulderbos site
ITC earth observation site for research and education
The Speulderbos forest site is a research site operated by the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and Environment (RIVM). The site consists of a 46 meter tall tower in a Spruce forest. At the forest site, several research projects have been carried out in the last 20 years. The site is currently in use as a NitroEurope site. ITC currently uses the facilities and has access to the database of the site. ITC measures the energy balance, evaporation, CO2 uptake and soil physics at the site. In addition, the site has been used for MSc field work.
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| Speulderbos tower | Eddy covariance system |
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| Flux measurement (Scintillometer) | Fieldwork |
Measurements in the Speulderbos
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| Measurements of sensible and latent heat flux and net radiation at 46 m height above the Speulderbos, on 9 September 2008 |
- Vertical profile of temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and wind direction
- Eddy covariance system for CO2, water and sensible heat flux at two heights above the canopy
- Scintillometer for sensible heat flux
- Four-component radiation at two heights above the canopy
- Upward and downward
- Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) above and below the canopy
- Soil moisture and soil temperature profiles
- Soil heat flux
- Soil emission of CO2, CH4, NO and N2O
- Chemical analysis of litter, soil and precipitation
- Deposition of O3, NO and NO2
- Leaf wetness
- Leaf area Index
- Tree diameter
- Laser scan of the vegetation
Partners
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
- Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN)
- The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)
- Wageningen University and Research Centre
PhD students
- 3-D modelling of radiation and heat fluxes
Joris Timmermans, Department of Water Resources - Development and improvement of algorithms for calculation of sensible and latent heat fluxes
Kitsiri Weligepolage, Department of Water Resources - Forest growth modeling and data assimilation
Yaseen Mustafa, Department of Earth Observation Systems - Water forest ecosystem interactions
Xin Tian, Department of Water Resources
MSc students
- G. Ngoga, Water Resources and Environmental Management
- H. Sine, Water Resources and Environmental Management
- A. Badola, Geo-information and Envronmental Modelling
Department of Water Resources research
- Christiaan van der Tol
- Wout Verhoef
Development and testing of the SCOPE model
Department of Natural Resources research
- Patrick van Laake
Absorption of Photosynthetically Active Radiation