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Establishing a European Phenological Data Platform

for Climatological Applications

Start date 05/04/2004 End date 05/04/2009

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725Main ObjectiveMain Objectiveestablishing a European reference data set of establishing a European reference data set of

phenological observations, to be used for phenological observations, to be used for climatological purposes, especially climate climatological purposes, especially climate monitoring, and detection of changes.monitoring, and detection of changes.

Secondary objectivesSecondary objectives harmonisation and recommendation for harmonisation and recommendation for

monitoring and collection procedures monitoring and collection procedures selection criteria of data for further selection criteria of data for further

considerationconsideration quality control of observationsquality control of observations commonly used formats of archiving and commonly used formats of archiving and

distribution of datadistribution of data developing application methods of pheno developing application methods of pheno

datadata (as(as mapping techniques of mapping techniques of phenological information and otherphenological information and other

  increasing the knowledge concerning increasing the knowledge concerning relations between climate and phenological relations between climate and phenological phasesphases

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725Meetings of the Management CommitteeMeetings of the Management Committee

05 - 06/04/2004: Brussels05 - 06/04/2004: Brussels24 - 25/10/2005: Budapest24 - 25/10/2005: Budapest25 - 26/04/2005: Vienna25 - 26/04/2005: Vienna08 - 09/09/2005: Garmisch-Partenkirchen08 - 09/09/2005: Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Meetings of the Working Groups and Expert Meetings of the Working Groups and Expert meetingsmeetings16/08/2004: Copenhagen16/08/2004: Copenhagen25/09/2004: Nice25/09/2004: Nice25 - 28/10/2005: Budapest25 - 28/10/2005: Budapest29/11 - 1/12/2005: Prague29/11 - 1/12/2005: Prague25 - 26/04/2005: Vienna25 - 26/04/2005: Vienna24/06/2005: preparatory meeting for the ICB2005 24/06/2005: preparatory meeting for the ICB2005 MunichMunich08 - 09/09/2005: Garmisch-Partenkirchen08 - 09/09/2005: Garmisch-Partenkirchen

  

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Seminars, conferences, Seminars, conferences, workshops workshops ICB International Conference on ICB International Conference on BiometorologyBiometorologyGarmisch Partenkirchen, 5 – 9 September Garmisch Partenkirchen, 5 – 9 September 20052005Presentations (20 papers of COST725) are published Presentations (20 papers of COST725) are published in in Annalen der Meteorologie 41,Vol. 2, DWDAnnalen der Meteorologie 41,Vol. 2, DWD

Workshop of WG3 is scheduled for April 2006 Workshop of WG3 is scheduled for April 2006 in Dublinin Dublin

  

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7 STSMs7 STSMs

Among the outputs:Among the outputs:

SSW – NNE North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) SSW – NNE North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) affects the progress of seasons across Europe affects the progress of seasons across Europe (A.Menzel et al., in Global Change Biology 2005) (A.Menzel et al., in Global Change Biology 2005)

Plant phenological Guidelines (E. Koch et al) to be Plant phenological Guidelines (E. Koch et al) to be published by WMO-CCl and WCDMPpublished by WMO-CCl and WCDMP

COST725 Meta Analysis (lead author A.Menzel, COST725 Meta Analysis (lead author A.Menzel, submitted to GCB)submitted to GCB)

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725SSW – SSW – NNE North NNE North Atlantic Atlantic Oscillation Oscillation (NAO) (NAO) affects the affects the progress of progress of seasons seasons across across Europe Europe (A.Menzel (A.Menzel et al., in et al., in Global Global Change Change Biology Biology 2005)2005)

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3 Working Groups3 Working Groups

WG 1:WG 1: Inventory of data and metadataInventory of data and metadataWG 2:WG 2: Guidelines for data selection,Guidelines for data selection,

observations and archiving, observations and archiving, building up the database building up the database

WG 3:WG 3: Applications of phenological dataApplications of phenological data (e.g. in climate change research) (e.g. in climate change research)

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725WG 1 WG 1 Inventory Inventory of data of data and and metadatametadata

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725WG 2:WG 2: Guidelines for data selection, Guidelines for data selection, observations and archiving,observations and archiving, building up the databasebuilding up the database

Co-operation with WMO –CClCo-operation with WMO –CCl3rd edition of3rd edition of Guide to Climatological Practices Guide to Climatological Practices chapter:chapter: Plant phenological Guidelines, Plant phenological Guidelines, 10p, accepted at the XIV session of CCl in Beijing, Nov 0510p, accepted at the XIV session of CCl in Beijing, Nov 05

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observations and archivingobservations and archivingbuildingup the databasebuildingup the database

• Co-operation with WMO –WCDMP Co-operation with WMO –WCDMP guideline series guideline series““Plant phenological Guidelines” Plant phenological Guidelines” 40 pp 40 ppsubmitted in Feb 06, in reviewing processsubmitted in Feb 06, in reviewing process(available on www.cost725.org)(available on www.cost725.org)

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725Guidelines for plant phenological observationsGuidelines for plant phenological observations   

E. Koch, E. Bruns, F.M. Chmielewski, C. Defila, W.Lipa, A. MenzelE. Koch, E. Bruns, F.M. Chmielewski, C. Defila, W.Lipa, A. Menzel   

• IIntroduction ntroduction • Guide to plant observations Guide to plant observations • Data Documentation MetadataData Documentation Metadata• Data ManagementData Management• Going public – publications, services andGoing public – publications, services and products products• Acknowledgments, literature, AnnexAcknowledgments, literature, Annex

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WG 2: WG 2: building up the databasebuilding up the database

 

Countries total data phases stationsAustria 113417 87 277Czech Republic 15087 5 131Germany 7420698* 141 6406Luxembourg 183 5 1Norway 526 7 2Slovakia 19971 143 76Slovenia 28210 70 14Switzerland 20639 36 153

Total 7618731* 213 7060

data stored in the database at ZAMG, Vienna Austria on 28/03/06data stored in the database at ZAMG, Vienna Austria on 28/03/06

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WG 3: WG 3: Applications of phenological dataApplications of phenological data

20 papers of COST725 participants where presented at the ICB 2005 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Sep 200520 papers of COST725 participants where presented at the ICB 2005 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Sep 2005Among themAmong them

COST725 Meta Analysis COST725 Meta Analysis (lead author A.Menzel with contributions of almost every COST 725 participant)(lead author A.Menzel with contributions of almost every COST 725 participant)

 

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WG 3: WG 3: Applications of phenological dataApplications of phenological data

Many papers of COST725 participants where presented at the ICB 2005 in Garmisch-P.Many papers of COST725 participants where presented at the ICB 2005 in Garmisch-P.Among themAmong them COST725 Meta Analysis (lead author A.Menzel)COST725 Meta Analysis (lead author A.Menzel)

 

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Dissemination of resultsDissemination of results

Website Website www.cost725.org

FlyerFlyer

Publications, Presentations on Publications, Presentations on international conferences and international conferences and workshops (details in progress report)workshops (details in progress report)

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