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 Newsletter
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.
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.
Third OZCAR TERENO International Conference
The 3rd 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.
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...