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Development of a footprint description tool utilizing SMEAR Estonia eddy-covariance data and footprint modelling in combination with remote sensed forest species and land cover data Cover

Development of a footprint description tool utilizing SMEAR Estonia eddy-covariance data and footprint modelling in combination with remote sensed forest species and land cover data

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|Apr 2024

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Figure 1.

Scheme of the workflow to reach from flux tower raw data to the FFP description product.
Scheme of the workflow to reach from flux tower raw data to the FFP description product.

Figure 2.

A representation of the cumulative FFP contours at the 10%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% and 90% contours of source weights for each year at the height of 70 m.
A representation of the cumulative FFP contours at the 10%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% and 90% contours of source weights for each year at the height of 70 m.

Figure 3.

The contours of the FFP area for the years 2015–2020. It is visible that the change in the FFP area differs year to year and that these changes introduce also changes in the fraction of the land cover elements (e.g. clear-cut, road) or tree species. Coloured areas stand for clear-cuts. Blue, dark blue and purple colours show areas that were clear-cut in 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively. The red sign in the middle indicates the location of the flux tower.
The contours of the FFP area for the years 2015–2020. It is visible that the change in the FFP area differs year to year and that these changes introduce also changes in the fraction of the land cover elements (e.g. clear-cut, road) or tree species. Coloured areas stand for clear-cuts. Blue, dark blue and purple colours show areas that were clear-cut in 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively. The red sign in the middle indicates the location of the flux tower.

Figure 4.

Heterogeneity in the annual wind direction and speed (m s−1) measured at the SMEAR Estonia atmospheric tower at 30 m. The dominant wind directions ranged from the west to the south in 2015 to 2017 and in the more recent years from southwest to southeast. The darker colour on the figure denotes a higher density in wind direction and speed which means a higher contribution from those directions to the overall FFP.
Heterogeneity in the annual wind direction and speed (m s−1) measured at the SMEAR Estonia atmospheric tower at 30 m. The dominant wind directions ranged from the west to the south in 2015 to 2017 and in the more recent years from southwest to southeast. The darker colour on the figure denotes a higher density in wind direction and speed which means a higher contribution from those directions to the overall FFP.

Figure 5.

The contours of the FFP area in 2015–2020. It is visible that the change in the FFP area differs year to year and that these changes introduce also changes in the fraction of the land cover elements (e.g. clear-cut, road, forest area) or tree species. Different colours and filling patterns mark thinning and clear-cut areas in different years.
The contours of the FFP area in 2015–2020. It is visible that the change in the FFP area differs year to year and that these changes introduce also changes in the fraction of the land cover elements (e.g. clear-cut, road, forest area) or tree species. Different colours and filling patterns mark thinning and clear-cut areas in different years.

Figure 6.

Heterogeneity in the annual wind direction and speed (m s−1) measured at the SMEAR Estonia atmospheric tower at 70 m. The dominant wind directions ranged from the west to the south in 2015 to 2017 and in the more recent years from the southwest to the southeast. The darker colour on the figure denotes a higher density in wind direction and speed, which means a higher contribution from those directions to the overall FFP.
Heterogeneity in the annual wind direction and speed (m s−1) measured at the SMEAR Estonia atmospheric tower at 70 m. The dominant wind directions ranged from the west to the south in 2015 to 2017 and in the more recent years from the southwest to the southeast. The darker colour on the figure denotes a higher density in wind direction and speed, which means a higher contribution from those directions to the overall FFP.

Basic input parameters and definitions for the Kljun et al_ (2004) FFP model_

InputDescription
zmmeasurement height above ground (m)
z0roughness length (m)
ddisplacement height (m)
u_meanmean wind speed at zm (m/s)
LObukhov length (m)
sigma_vstandard deviation of lateral velocity fluctuations after rotation (m/s)
u*friction velocity (m/s)

Land categories of the FFP area over the period of 2015–2020 at a height of 30 m_

Land typeSpeciesArea (ha)Increment (m3/ha/y)Growing stock (m3)% of the FFP
Forest landAlnus incana0.10.57.60.2
Forest landAlnus glutinosa0.20.822.70.4
Forest landPopulus tremula4.38.9368.66.9
Forest landBetula spp.6.834.11179.511.1
Forest landPicea abies15.499.64234.525.0
Forest landPinus sylvestris28.2100.28448.045.8
Forest landUnknown2.8
Isle in the forest-0.4 0.6
Buildings-0.0 0.0
Electric power lines-1.4 2.4
Roads-0.2 0.4
Ditches-0.6 1.0
Clear areaClear-cut1.0 1.6

Total-61.5 100.0

Total forest area-55.0 89.4

Forest site types in the FFP measured at a height of 30 m_

Forest site type201520162017201820192020Average area (ha)% of FFP areaAverage increment (m3/ha/a)% of FFP areaAverage stock (m3)% of FFP area
Mineral dump3.53.93.63.93.83.53.76.0
Filipendula8.48.69.18.89.08.88.814.335.914.71560.110.9
Oxalis1.92.01.81.71.91.61.82.94.61.9282.42.0
Oxalis-Myrtillus1.53.22.62.81.92.12.33.816.06.5660.04.6
Oxalis drained swamp3.96.44.05.44.53.94.77.626.210.7925.96.5
Myrtillus22.822.922.022.322.821.222.336.399.840.96622.546.4
Uliginosum14.213.111.712.712.412.212.720.745.918.82916.420.5
Oxycoccus5.45.45.34.85.15.05.28.415.66.41293.59.1

Total61.665.460.262.361.458.361.5100.0244.0100.014260.9100.0

Growing stock (m3/ha) and increment (m3/ha/y) changes during the six-year period_

CharacteristicUnitYear

201520162017201820192020
Areaha2888.862891.822864.112938.292914.902886.02
Stock in summerm3605713603467592571618805607847610235
Thinning & harvestingm3848110666557793945943
Incrementm3918793359134950095519701
Stock in next summerm3606418602136596127618910611455
Stock in summerm3/ha209.67208.68206.90210.60208.53211.44
Thinning & harvestingm3/ha2.943.691.953.202.04
Incrementm3/ha3.183.233.193.233.283.36
Stock in next summerm3/ha209.92208.22208.14210.64209.77

Forest site types in the FFP measured at a height of 70 m_

Forest site type201520162017201820192020Average area (ha)% of FFPAverage increment (m3/ha/a)% of FFPAverage stock (m3)% of FFP
Mineral dump418.0445.5397.4415.5429.0406.6418.712.703
Myrtillus564.2567.9553.1578.1576.1554.3565.617.161848.418.077460.925.4
Vaccinium36.434.136.636.539.336.836.61.11139.60.86332.82.1
Raised bog42.945.736.225.352.618.036.81.11619.50.4414.80.1
Uliginosum73.275.773.374.575.473.674.32.25371.91.59110.23.0
Transitional bog87.095.085.093.089.885.389.22.70663.01.310211.73.3
Filipendula1233.11254.71205.31296.91236.71231.01242.937.7112024.042.9122544.040.1
Oxalis160.4133.1129.4109.5129.1134.1132.64.024364.67.712762.44.2
Oxalis-Myrtillus172.0207.5198.4206.6180.1222.9197.96.005488.110.319911.96.5
Oxalis drained swamp489.7448.3517.3487.7506.7499.7491.614.914759.616.144217.114.5
Aegopodium7.7696.7106.7305.9835.9956.9906.70.20321.20.41866.70.6
Hepatica2.9822.9822.9822.9822.9822.9823.00.09021.20.4414.60.1
Cladonia0.2800.0000.2220.0000.0000.0000.10.0030.10.021.90.0

Total 3296.0100.04721.2100.0305268.8100.0

Land categories of the FFP area over the period of 2015–2020 at a height of 70 m_

Land typeSpeciesArea (ha)Increment (m3/ha/y)Growing stock (m3)% of FFP
ForestAlnus incana37.2186.93251.91.1
ForestAlnus glutinosa464.51693.076381.214.1
ForestPopulus tremula242.7786.620652.57.4
ForestBetula spp.1007.93449.5224027.030.6
ForestPicea abies450.02205.8135347.713.7
ForestPinus sylvestris470.51027.0145716.414.3
ForestOther species0.10.158.00.0
Forest (bog)Pinus sylvestris40.752.51004.71.2
ForestClear-cut183.6 5.6
BogWithout forest35.5 1.1
FenWithout forest9.8 0.3
Agricultural land-120.4 3.7
Clear area-83.8 2.5
Buildings-2.3 0.1
Standing water-3.8 0.1
Isle in the forest-30.4 0.9
Roads-37.1 1.1
Watercourse-40.1 1.2
Yard-11.8 0.4
Other land-0.3 0.0
Power lines-23.5 0.7

Total forest land-2897.3 87.9

Total area-3296.0 100.0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fsmu-2023-0014 | Journal eISSN: 1736-8723 | Journal ISSN: 1406-9954
Language: English
Page range: 90 - 104
Published on: Apr 13, 2024
Published by: Estonian University of Life Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2024 Joonas Kollo, Allar Padari, Alisa Krasnova, Ahto Kangur, Steffen M. Noe, published by Estonian University of Life Sciences
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