Bedgebury Forest Meteorological Data for Air Pollution Research (2006)

Forest Research collected this daily meteorological data in 2006 as part of the ICP Forests Level II network under the UN/ECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution. The data was gathered to study relationships between forest ecosystem condition and anthropogenic factors like air pollution. Attribution for use requires citing Forest Research as the source.

Use Cases

• Modeling forest health correlations based on daily meteorological variables mentioned in the description
• Analyzing air pollution stress factors on ecosystems based on the monitoring program's focus
• Studying long-term environmental changes using data from a permanent observation plot

Strengths

• Data originates from a structured international monitoring program (ICP Forests) established in 1985.
• Focuses on a specific, permanent observation plot (Bedgebury) for intensive monitoring.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single year (2006); freshness and temporal scope are limited.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Forest Research, via the Government Digital Service on eu_open_data.

Collection Method

Daily meteorological measurements collected as part of the ICP Forests Level II intensive monitoring network.

Time Range

2006

Geography

Bedgebury, United Kingdom (specific plot within the European monitoring network).