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Hydro-meteorological simulations for the period 1981-2018 for Switzerland

The dataset provides simulated 1) precipitation, 2) discharge, 3) soil moisture, and 4) low-flow simulations for 307 medium-sized catchments in Switzerland for the period 1981-2018. The d...

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HYDROpot_integral

A spatial dataset and tool to simultaneously assess hydropower potential and ecological potential of the Swiss river network (Version 2016) Introduction The steadily growing demand for e...

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Hymenoptera

Hymenopteran data from all historic up to the recent projects (29.10.2019) of WSL, collected with various standardized methods in landscapes of different types. Data are provided on reque...

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ICBO2020

Ontologies used for the case study in the publication. Creative Commons (CC) license: CC BY-NC-SA -https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/-

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Ice nucleating particle concentrations active at -15 °C at Weissfluhjoch

This dataset contains number concentrations of ice-nucleating particles active at -15 °C observed at Weissfluhjoch during February and March 2019, as well as complementary data (measured ...

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IceCube_microCT_Snow_grainsize

The specific surface area (SSA) of different snow types were measured with the IceCube instrument and the Scanco Medical microCT 40. In addition, the snow particles created during the pre...

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Illgraben debris-flow characteristics 2023

List of key debris flow variables from the WSL Illgraben monitoring station (2023) such as occurrence date and time, peak flow depth, peak flow velocity, total volume and bulk density. Th...

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IMIS Phenology Data Since 1998

Long-term phenological data in alpine regions are often limited to a few locations and thus, little is known about climate-change induced plant phenological shifts above the treeline. Bec...

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Impact of non-native tree species in Europe on soil properties and biodiversity: a review

Compiled data on the impacts of seven important NNTs (Acacia dealbata, Ailanthus altissima, Eucalyptus globulus, Prunus serotina, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Quercus rubra, Robinia pseudoacaci...

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Impulse response functions for nonlinear nonstationary and heterogeneous systems

The R script IRFnnhs.R, which efficiently estimates impulse response functions for environmental systems that are nonlinear, nonstationary, or heterogeneous, based on their input and outp...

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In-situ soil moisture measurements Napf-region

In the context of landslide early warning research, soil moisture (e.g. volumetric soil water content and soil water potential) has been measured at six locations in the Napf-region (Emme...

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Individual Detected Trees

This dataset provides individual detected trees for selected Swiss Cantons (Appenzell Outer-Rhodes - AR, Grisons - GR, Nidwald - NW, Obwald - OW and St. Gall - SG), including the derived ...

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Individual tree TLS point clouds for tree volume estimation

Dataset This dataset is based on terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data acquired during winter 2020/2021 in leaf-off conditions, with a Leica BLK 360 instrument following a tree-centric sc...

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Induced Rockfall Dataset (Small Rock Experimental Campaign), Tschamut, Grisons, Switzerland

Dataset of an experimental campaign of induced rockfall in Tschamut, Grisons, Switzerland. The data archive contains site specific geographical data such as DEM and orthophoto as well as...

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Information on soil based on the soil dependency of the FOEN red list species

This dataset contains all data on which the following publication below is based. Paper Citation: Frey B., Maurer C., Schneider K. (2023) Informationen zum Boden anhand der Gebundenheit d...

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Intercantonal Forest Observation Program – Interkantonale Walddauerbeobachtung (WDB)

The IAP has been monitoring forest health since 1984 on behalf of cantonal forest and environmental offices and in collaboration with the Federal Office for the Environment. In the Interc...

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Interviews with experts in Switzerland, England and Ireland on planners' discretion and the pursuit of efficiency and equity objectives

This dataset comprises the interview guides and the corresponding verbatim transcripts of 16 in-depth, semi-structured expert interviews examining how discretion is understood and exercis...

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intratrait

This data set was used to test whether species specialized to high elevations or with narrow elevational ranges show more conservative (i.e. less variable) trait responses across their el...

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Invasive neophytes along national roads

Streets and Highways are important corridors for the spread of invasive plant species. On behalf of the **Federal Roads Office, FEDRO**, WSL surveyed the national road network in 2021 and...

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Inventaire forestier national suisse. Résultats du quatrième inventaire 2009-2017

Swiss National Forest Inventory. Results of the fourth survey 2009–2017. The collection of data for the fourth National Forest Inventory (NFI) was carried out from 2009 to 2017, on averag...

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IRKIS Soil moisture measurements Davos

Meteorological and soil moisture measurements from soil moisture stations installed from October 2010 - October 2013 in the area surrounding Davos, in particular in the Dischma catchment....

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Isone, Switzerland: Long-term forest meteorological data from the Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research Programme (LWF), from 1997 onwards

High quality meteorological data are needed for long-term forest ecosystem research, particularly in the light of global change. The long-term data series published here comprises almost ...

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IWET – Insect Weight Estimation Tool

Because of some corrections, a new version of the whole Dataset will be published soon. We present a novel tool called IWET (Insect Weight Estimation Tool) for estimating morphometrics of...

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Jussy, Switzerland: Long-term forest meteorological data from the Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research Programme (LWF), from 1997 onwards

High quality meteorological data are needed for long-term forest ecosystem research, particularly in the light of global change. The long-term data series published here comprises almost ...

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