Davos (GR)

Site description

The Davos site (CH-​Dav) is one of two forest sites within the Swiss FluxNet, a subalpine evergreen forest, located on the Seehorn mountain near Davos in the Swiss Alps. The site is dominated by Norway spruce, and is part of the external pageNABEL (Swiss air quality network) and the external pagelong-term forest ecosystem research network of the WSL. In addition, the site is the Swiss contribution within ICOS-CH to ICOS ERIC (Class 1 Ecosystem Station). Eddy covariance flux measurements are available since January 1997 (tower coordinates: 46°48'55.2" N and 9°51'21.3" E; WGS84 46.815333, 9.855917; at 1639 m asl).

Research and infrastructure

Enlarged view: Davos – observation tower
Observation tower
Enlarged view: Understory vegetation
Understory vegetation
Enlarged view: Davos – eddy covariance setup
Eddy covariance setup
Enlarged view: Davos – soil plot
Soil plot

2016/2017

Michael Waldner (MSc Umweltnaturwissenschaften), ETH Zurich. Response of the net ecosystem CO2 exchange to weather and climate extremes

2014/2015

Damien Tschopp (BSc Agrarwissenschaften), ETH Zurich. Impact of partial harvest on CO2 exchange on an altitudinal spruce forest

2014

Rebekka Wittwer (BSc Env. Sciences), ETH Zurich. Wo verdunstet mehr – in einem Mischwald oder Fichtenwald?

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25 years of CO2 flux measurements in Davos: A short film portrait
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Research above the tree canopy: Outreach video explaining our research at Davos (mainly aimed at high school audience)
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