i-Box: Processed Eddy-Covariance Data from Austrian Inn Valley, 2014-2020

i-Box (Innsbruck Box) provides processed eddy-covariance data from five stations in the Austrian Inn Valley, aggregated to 30-second statistics. The dataset covers the period from 2014 to 2020 and was created by Manuela Lehner of Universität Innsbruck. It is designed to study boundary-layer processes in complex mountainous terrain.

Use Cases

• Modeling turbulent fluxes in mountainous terrain based on data from stations at different elevations and slopes.
• Analyzing the impact of topography on boundary-layer processes based on data from valley floor and sidewall stations.
• Studying temporal trends in atmospheric exchanges using the 30-second aggregated data from 2014 to 2020.
• Validating and calibrating micrometeorological models using data from stations equipped with sonic anemometers and gas analyzers.

Strengths

• Data from five distinct stations with detailed location and instrumentation metadata, including specific sensor models and heights.
• Temporal coverage spans seven years (2014-2020), providing a multi-year record for analysis.
• Stations are strategically placed across different topographic features (valley floor, sidewalls, slopes) of the Inn Valley.

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 and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Universität Innsbruck

Collection Method

Data collected via a network of eddy-covariance stations (e.g., CSAT3 sonic anemometers, EC150 gas analyzers) and processed to 30-second statistics.

Time Range

2014 to 2020

Geography

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