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Network

The network of experimental research stations of the Estonian Environmental Observatory is a system of field laboratories and automatic stations representing different geographical and climatic areas in Estonia. Different Estonian research institutions have been set up 11 stations over the country. These stations are situated in different geographical and climatic areas. These stations cover atmosphere, climate and Earth studies, biodiversity studies, and marine environment studies. List of available environmental research services is presented in separate page.

Järvselja

Institutions:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the Estonian University of Life Sciences (EULS); Institute of Physics at the University of Tartu (UT); Tartu Observatory at the University of Tartu

Stations:

Järvselja SMEAR station

General information:

The SMEAR (Station for Measuring forest Ecosystem-Atmosphere Relations) Estonia at Järvselja Experimental Forestry is a research station developed in cooperation between the Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences of EULS, Laboratory of Environmental Physics at the Institute of Physics, University of Tartu and Tartu Observatory at the University of Tartu.
The station includes a 130 meter tall SMEAR mast equipped with sensors mounted on different heights, a laboratory building of EULS with measuring instruments, two 30 m height scaffolding towers for forest ecosystem measurements, litter collecting traps, aerosol pavilion with atmospheric aerosol measuring instrumentation of the UT, and instrumentation of Tartu Observatory (TO). List of devices/equipment and services

Contact:

Steffen M.Noe (steffen.noe@emu.ee); Urmas Hõrrak (urmas.horrak@ut.ee); Andres Kuusk (andres.kuusk@to.ee); Joel Kuusk (joel.kuusk@to.ee)

http://smear.emu.ee

Rõka experimental station

Institutions:

Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu

Stations:

Rõka

General information:

The forest ecosystem experimental site (Free Air Humidity Manipulation experiment, FAHM) of the Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, is located at Rõka village in Kastre Parish, Tartu County. The research station contains an experimental forest plantation and a lab house. At Rõka station, graduate students, domestic and foreign researchers have possibility to work in experimental ecosystem using scientific instruments and the lab facilities for performing experiments on climate effects; also mobile Eddy-covariance systems for measurement of greenhouse gas fluxes are usable at other experimental sites. Both single scientists (students) and research groups are welcome to carry out their research. FAHM offers opportunities for interdisciplinary studies among scientists of diverse areas. The research station is located in the neighbourhood of Järvselja SMEAR tower that enables to associate data sets from the two stations by comparing atmospheric conditions influencing the forest ecosystem. List of the equipment and services

Contact:

Priit Kupper (priit.kupper@ut.ee)

https://sisu.ut.ee/fahm1/avaleht

Valgjärve TV-mast

Institutions:

Institute of Physics, University of Tartu

Stations:

Valgjärve TV-mast

General information:

The research equipment of the Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, is placed in the Valgjärve TV-mast in Põlva district. The ultrasonic anemometers together with temperature and humidity sensors are placed at four different heights: 10, 30, 110 and 200 m from the ground. A 4-component radiometer (the short-wave and long-wave radiation from the sky and from the ground) is based at 200 m level and a precipitation gauge at ground level. The equipment facilitates the precise monitoring of physical properties of the atmospheric boundary layer, for validating the short- and middle-range weather forecast models. The list of equipment and services

Contact:

Marko Kaasik (marko.kaasik@ut.ee)

http://www.fi.ut.ee/et/bio-keskkonnafuusika

Puhtu and Laelatu stations

Institutions:

Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu; Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the Estonian University of Life Sciences

Stations:

Puhtu Station; Laelatu Biology Station

General information:

Puhtu and Laelatu stations are two closely situated field stations close Virtsu in Pärnumaa. Stations are equipped by laboratories suitable for botanical and zoological measurements in near-coastal environments. Biodiversity measurement station in Laelatu is located in area of extremely rich grassland environment and is a place of interest for both scientists and naturalists. The stations are important for ecosystem monitoring and experiments about landscape and population protection measures. The list of equipment and services

Contact:

Kristjan Zobel (kristjan.zobel@ut.ee); Aret Vooremäe (aret.vooremae@emu.ee)

http://www.botany.ut.ee
http://pk.emu.ee/struktuur/botaanika-osakond/uldinfo

Keri station

Institutions:

Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Marine Systems

Stations:

Keri autonomous off-shore station

General information:

Keri station is part of the coastal and off-shore observational network run by the Department of Marine Systems, Tallinn University of Technology. The equipment of the station enables to measure and deliver in near real-time high-frequency data on vertical distribution of environmental parameters in the Gulf of Finland. Profiling devices with adjustable measurement cycles depending on the study task register vertical profiles of temperature, salinity, turbidity, oxygen content, chlorophyll-a and phycocyanin fluorescence as well as currents throughout the entire water column. At the selected depths water sampling for nutrient analyses is regularly conducted. Meteorological sensors installed at the Keri Island support the data collection at sea. Additional sensors can be integrated to the Keri station for various research purposes. The station network is a basis for the applied research and development tasks on, e.g., green energy, marine pollution, environment protection, tourism, etc. The observational results and findings are displayed on the web site of the Department where also the equipment list and available services are described

Contact:

Urmas Lips (urmas.lips@ttu.ee)

http://www.ttu.ee/asutused/meresusteemide-instituut-3

Jõhvi monitoring station

Institutions:

Tallinn University

Stations:

Jõhvi onitoring station

General information:

The Jõhvi Monitoring Station of Tallinn University has been the regional center for research on the environmental impact of the oil shale industry over the last few decades. In the composition of the Environmental Conservation Network, the Jõhvi Monitoring Station provides a base for fieldwork in north-eastern Estonia. There are possibilities for preservation and initial preparation of samples at the station; as well as storage of outdoor equipment. In addition, the station has portable equipment for the measurement of the production of terrestrial communities and basic environmental factors. List of the equipment and services

Contact:

Mihkel Kangur (mihkel.kangur@tlu.ee)

http://www.tlu.ee/et/Okoloogia-keskus

Tartu

Institutions:

Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences (University of Tartu); Institute of Forestry and Rural Engineering (Estonian University of Life Sciences)

Stations:

Tartu

General information:

The Tartu Laboratories of Geomatics, a part of the Observatory of the Environment, are situated at the Institute of Forestry and Rural Engineering of the Estonian University of Life Sciences, address 5 Kreutzwaldi St, Tartu, Estonia, and at the Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences of the University of Tartu, address 46 Vanemuise St, Tartu, Estonia. The Laboratories offer knowhow for collecting and processing spatial data relating to the activities of the Observatory of the Environment. A list of the equipment and services

Contact:

Tõnu Oja (tonu.oja@ut.ee); Harli Jürgenson (harli.jyrgenson@emu.ee)

http://www.geograafia.ut.ee/et/teadustegevus
http://mi.emu.ee/struktuur/geomaatika-oppetool/teadus-ja-arendustegevus/
http://mi.emu.ee/struktuur/geomaatika-oppetool/teadus-ja-arendustegevus/tehniline-baas/