Meteorological data collected at Thetford (2006-2014)

In response to widespread concern that air pollution could affect forest condition, the International Co-operative Programme on the Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests (ICP forests) was established under the UN/ECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) in 1985. ICP Forests was mandated to monitor air pollution effects on forests and to contribute to a better understanding of cause-effect relationships. Within the complex of anthropogenic and natural stresses, air pollution continues to be regards as an important stress factor. Air pollution and its effects on forest ecosystems are complex and difficult to isolate and quantify. A large number of other stress factors also have an influence on forest condition and must therefore be taken into consideration. The objective of the Level II network was therefore: to contribute to a better understanding of the relationships between the condition of the forest ecosystems and anthropogenic factors (in particular air pollution) as well as natural stress factors through intensive monitoring on a number of selected permanent observation plots spread over Europe and to study the development of important forest ecosystems in Europe. Data collection in the Level II/(Later FutMon) was modular in nature, in that it each assessment type was independent of the others. Included here are the daily meteorological data. Attribution statement: Please quote Forest Research as the source of the data in any subsequent papers/products.针对空气污染可能影响森林健康状况的普遍担忧，1985年，联合国欧洲经济委员会（UN/ECE）《远距离跨界空气污染公约》（CLRTAP）框架下设立了空气污染对森林影响评估与监测国际合作计划（ICP Forests）。该计划的法定职责为监测空气污染对森林的影响，并助力深化对相关因果关系的认知。 在人为与自然胁迫构成的复杂作用体系中，空气污染仍被视为重要的胁迫因子之一。空气污染及其对森林生态系统的影响极为复杂，难以剥离并量化；此外还有诸多其他胁迫因子也会对森林健康状况产生影响，因此必须将这些因素纳入考量。据此，二级监测网络（Level II network）的目标为：通过在欧洲全境布设的多个选定永久观测样地开展集约化监测，深化对森林生态系统健康状况与人为因子（尤其是空气污染）及自然胁迫因子之间关联的认知，并研究欧洲重要森林生态系统的演化进程。 二级监测网络（后称FutMon）的数据采集采用模块化设计，各类评估模块彼此独立。本数据集包含每日气象观测数据。 数据引用说明：后续任何论文或衍生成果中，请以Forest Research作为本数据的来源。