Introducing the TERENO Network...

Global change has triggered a number of environmental changes, such as alterations in climate, land productivity, water resources, atmospheric chemistry, and ecological systems. Finding solutions to the impact of global change is one of the most important challenges of the 21st century. TERENO is embarking on new paths with an interdisciplinary and long-term research programme involving six Helmholtz Association Centers.

TERENO Partners

TERENO Data Portal

Welcome to the TERENO Data Discovery Portal. Here you can find data, which is observed by TERENO observatories but also data from third parties.

TERENO Observatories

TERENO spans an Earth observation network across Germany that extends from the North German lowlands to the Bavarian Alps.

TERENO Publications

Here you can find TERENO-related publications` references dating back up to the year 2006. If availabe we provide you with the linked sources for more detailed information on the papers or a download link.

Flood Event July 2021 Rur catchment

The TERENO Eifel/Lower Rhine Valley observatory is located in the area affected by the flood event on 14/15th July 2021. Find compiled information from a multitude of measurement systems of the TERENO network here.

TERENO Newsletter

Our TERENO Newsletters reaching from the latest issue today back to 2008, featuring the latest TERENO activities at the respective time, introducing our test sites and the involved scientists of the various TERENO partners.

15 Years of Integrated Terrestrial Environmental Observatories

TERENO was founded over 15 years ago - the most comprehensive research project to investigate the long-term regional effects of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems and their socio-economic consequences in Germany.

In an article for the open access journal “Earth's Future”, 36 scientists from the TERENO network have summarized the most important findings of the initiative.

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Third OZCAR TERENO International Conference

The 3^rd OZCAR TERENO conference is the third edition of a conference cycle organised every two years respectively in France and Germany by the French Critical Zone Observatory network (OZCAR) and the German TERENO network (Terrestrial Environmental Observatories).

Call for abstract submissions: 20/01/2025 – 19/05/2025

Fewer ions, more dominant sodium and chlorite

Since 2020, Dr. Eliza Płaczkowska has been conducting research for her SOLUTION project at the TERENO site Wüstebach. The visiting scientist from Poland is working with Prof. Michael Leuchner at RWTH Aachen University. The project, funded by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA), focuses on investigating the effects of forests and precipitation partitioning on denudation – various processes that erode Earth’s surface. In an interview, the hydrologist tells about the project’s objectives and some surprising findings she has come across.

New TERENO Advisory Board members

Two experts from the field of hydrology have joined the TERENO Advisory Board: Prof. Dörthe Tetzlaff from Germany and Dr. Isabelle Braud from France. The Advisory Board consists of independent scientists and supports the work and further development of TERENO.

International TERENO Workshop 2024: Valuable Impetus

At the beginning of November 2024, the TERENO initiative hosted its annual international workshop. Around 90 experts from various countries and scientific disciplines came to the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research - UFZ in Leipzig to discuss the latest developments in terrestrial environmental research.

Impressions from the 2nd TERENO-OZCAR Conference

The 2nd TERENO-OZCAR Conference took place 25. – 28.09.2023 in Bonn

Find impressions and a brief summary of the event here...