Supersite – Pallas

Platform for atmosphere-water-ecosystem interaction research​

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Currently existing infra and data sources

  • GHG flux monitoring (Eddy-Covariance) and weather stations in key ecosystems (Finnish Meteorological Institute) ​
  • Unique in the Arctic: stable water isotope monitoring program to trace water from vapor to steam (University of Oulu)​
  • in-stream high-frequency: Continuous organic matter (fDOM, UV-spectrum), CO2, oxygen, pH, discharge and temperature (Finnish Environment Institute, University of Oulu, Finnish Meteorological Institute)​
  • Hydrological monitoring online sensors: GW, soil moisture, snow (University of Oulu)​
  • Stream microbial monitoring program (E&G), linking with hydrology, carbon, water quality, GHGs​
  • Drone surveys for snow, vegetation, thermal imaging, Lidar (University of Eastern Finland, University fo Helsinki, LUKE, University of Oulu)​
  • Distributed temperature sensing for high-freq temperature in stream and in snow (University of Oulu, GTK)​

Contact information for collaborations, data and general inquiries

University of Oulu: Hannu Marttila (Hannu.marttila(at)Oulu.fi, Pertti Ala-Aho (pertti.ala-aho(at)oulu.fi)