i-Box: Processed Eddy-Covariance Data from Five Austrian Valley Stations

Processed 30-minute eddy-covariance data from five stations in the Austrian Inn Valley between 2014 and 2020. The i-Box platform, led by Manuela Lehner at Universität Innsbruck, is a long-term measurement network designed to study boundary-layer processes in mountainous terrain. Data includes measurements from stations at varying elevations and slopes, equipped with sonic anemometers and gas analyzers.

Use Cases

• Modeling turbulent heat and momentum fluxes in complex terrain based on the 30-minute statistics from five stations.
• Analyzing the impact of topography on atmospheric boundary-layer processes based on station locations on valley floors and sidewalls.
• Studying long-term trends in surface-atmosphere exchange based on the multi-year coverage from 2014 to 2020.
• Validating and improving numerical weather prediction models for mountainous regions based on the high-frequency observational data.

Strengths

• Data spans seven years from 2014 to 2020, providing a multi-year record.
• Includes measurements from five distinct stations at elevations ranging from 545 m to 1009 m MSL, capturing topographic variability.
• Processed to 30-minute statistics, a standard temporal resolution for flux analysis.

Limitations

• Data gaps exist due to instrument malfunctions and maintenance, as noted in the description.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Universität Innsbruck

Collection Method

Processed eddy-covariance measurements from a network of five stations.

Time Range

2014-2020

Geography

Five stations in the Austrian Inn Valley, an approximately southwest-northeast oriented valley.