The Hans Ertel Centre for Weahter Reseach (HErZ) provides meteorological observational datasets from various measurement campaigns to the research community. The datasets are published under the licenses CC-BY-4.0 and CC-BY-NC-4.0 and can be used freely.

Data access: All datasets published to date are avaiable via the Integrated Climate Data Center.

Measurement campaigns as part of HErZ:

• Pre-campaigns for FESSTVaL 2019/2020: Measurements in Hamburg and Lindenberg
• FESSTVaL 2021: Measurements in Lindenberg to investigate sub-mesoscale variability
• VITAL I 2024: Continuing research with focus on new measurement methods
• VITAL II 2026 (planned): Futher development of concepts and studies on the formation and spread of cold pools

Campaign objectives:

The measurement campaigns serve to develop and validate new measuremet methods and are intended to close the gap between ground-based measurements and satellite observations. A particular focus is on the formation and propagation of cold pools, the atmospheric boundary layer and wind gusts.