Transcript WG1. Availability and evaluation of monitoring data

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WG1. Availability and evaluation of
monitoring data
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Questionnaire
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Sent out in July 2010
18 replies received by beginning of October
Replies used as input to Rome conference
It’s possible to make further use of the replies
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Availability, accessibility, quality and comparability of monitoring data for European
forests for use in air pollution and climate change science
• A lot of data exist, but it is hard to get a good overview of what is available and
where
• Much is accessible, but there is room for improvement. Internet-based solutions
should be the standard
• A major challenge is how to improve access while safeguarding both IPR and also
publicly-funded data collection
• Networks set up for one purpose often provide data which are valuable for other
research communities
• Understanding of QA/QC and assessing the uncertainty is crucial. This has improved
in recent years
• Comparability of data from different sources, often obtained by different field and
laboratory methods, is a serious challenge and needs to be frequently tested
• Cross-comparison of data from different databases offers valuable opportunities for
a better exploitation of present data including validation of models and
understanding of real-world forest responses to air pollution and climate change
Clarke et al. 2011, iForest
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Activities for the next year:
• More detailed information on what data is
available where, file accessible from WG
web page.
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• Harmonisation: What possibilities exist for
harmonisation between networks? Can we harmonise
sampling protocols between networks? Is it enough to
test for comparability without using the same
methodology? Journal paper.