KITmast
The IMKTRO operates a 200 m meteorological tower at KIT Campus North, which has been measuring continuously since 1972 and is equipped with turbulence resolving instruments for wind, temperature and humidity measurements. The tower is further equipped with sensors from the German Weather Service (DWD) and serves as an ICOS (International Carbon Observation System) anchor station. It provides a database for climate and renewable energy studies.
Location: 49° 5' 33'' N, 8° 25' 33'' O, 110,4 m NN
More precisely, the meteorological instrumentation includes instruments for measuring
- wind speed (2, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 100, 130, 160, 200 m altitude)
- wind direction (40, 60, 80, 100, 160, 200 m altitude)
- wind vector (4, 40, 100, 200 m altitude)
- temperature (2, 10, 30, 60, 100, 130, 160, 200 m altitude)
- dew point (2, 10, 30, 100, 200 m altitude)
- short and long wave radiation
- surface heat flux
- precipitation
- air pressure
The mean and maximum values refer to 10 minute intervals.
Current values: CLICK
Contact: Martin Kohler
200m Tower / Terms of use
The data cannot be compared with data from other networks, e.g. station data of the German Weather Service, without further meteorological knowledge. The Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research is the owner of the data, use of the data is only allowed with the express written consent of the owner. Neither the institute nor any persons commissioned by the institute assume any responsibility for damages that arise or have arisen from the use of the data.