2018 made history as a record year. It was the warmest and sunniest year since the beginning of Germany-wide weather records. Especially for farmers, the heat itself was not the biggest problem, but the several continuous months of extremely dry conditions.

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Welcome to TERENO

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. With this portal 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.

Germany's top models

Two environmental monitoring initiatives are joining forces to assess global change in Europe. Drs Heye Bogena, Clemens Simmer and Matthieu Masbou discuss the work of their respective organisations, their specific roles ...

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.

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.

TERENO OZCAR International Conference

The first TERENO OZCAR International Conference – Advancing Critical Zone Science will take place in Strasbourg from September 28 to October 1, 2020. Download Flyer (.pdf)

TERENO Workshop GFZ Potsdam 11. - 12. September 2019

The drought year 2018 - insights from the TERENO-Observatories

'Thank You' to all who participated in our workshop! If you are looking for materials, you can find the presentations here. You can also find the program here (pdf).

REKLIM Conference 2019

The Helmholtz Climate Initiative "Regional Climate Change" (REKLIM) takes the pleasure to welcome you to the 2nd International Conference "Our Climate - Our Future: Regional Perspectives on a Global Challenge" which will be held from 23rd – 25th September 2019 in Berlin, Germany.

Wetterradar Sophienhöhe

For various reasons the radar rainfall measurement is of particular high importance: firstly, the need for comprehensive measurements in the face of recurring partly remarkable rainfall in the region and the intensive use of large hydroelectric power. Secondly, the point measurements of the often few ground precipitation collectors allow estimates of the areal precipitation with limited reliability. Especially in high altitudes ground measurements are affected by wind errors. Finally large amounts of precipitation imlicate risks such as floodings, which need to be predicted in advance. Reliable, early forecast of heavy rainfall is of crucial importance for the mitigation of flooding.