3-years of (O)VOC, ozone, and turbulence profile measurements at a mixed temperate forest at the Vielsalm ICOS ecosystem station (Belgium)

This dataset contains (oxygenated) volatile organic compound ((O)VOC) and ozone concentration profile measurements obtained at an ICOS ecosystem site in Vielsalm, Belgium. For determining concentrations, air was sampled sequentially from 7 different PFA lines with sampling points distributed between 3 and 51 m above ground level. Concentration gradients were typically measured a few times per day with irregular reporting intervals. One profile measurement of (O)VOC and ozone concentrations takes 35 minutes. Additionally, turbulence profiles are included in this database and were reported on a regular time interval with 30 minute resolution.

The (O)VOC concentration data were obtained with a PTR-ToF-MS 4000 instrument (Ionicon Analytik GmbH, Austria). The ozone concentration data were obtained with a T400 UV Absorption ozone analyser (Teledyne Technologies Inc, CA, USA). Turbulence was measured using 3D sonic anemometer (HS-50 and R3-50, Gill Instrument Ltd, UK).

Detailed site description, characterization of the site, and ancillary measurements performed by the ICOS network, can be found in the ICOS portal, BE-Vie station webpage.

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Cite this as (APA format)

Dumont, C., Verreyken, B. W. D., Schoon, N., Heinesch, B., & Amelynck, C. (2025). 3-years of (O)VOC, ozone, and turbulence profile measurements at a mixed temperate forest at the Vielsalm ICOS ecosystem station (Belgium) (Version 1) [Dataset]. Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy. https://doi.org/10.18758/bed4q2vy

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Author(s)
Principal

Dumont, Clémentorcid, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège
Other(s)

Verreyken, Bert W. D.orcid, Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy; Schoon, Niels, Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy; Heinesch, Bernardorcid, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège; Amelynck, Crist, Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy;

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Technical info
Is referenced by

Dumont, C., Verreyken, B. W. D., Schoon, N., Bergmans, B., Heinesch, B., & Amelynck, C. (2026). Multi-year observations of BVOCs and ozone: concentrations and fluxes measured above and below the canopy in a mixed temperate forest. Earth System Science Data, 18(1), 617-654. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-617-2026 (Belgian institutional Open Access repository for Federal Science)

Documentation

Location documentation: https://meta.icos-cp.eu/resources/stations/ES_BE-Vie
Is derived from (sources,...)

Verreyken, B., Schoon, N., Heinesch, B., Dumont, C., & Amelynck, C. (2025). Mass-Spectrometer instrument transformed raw dataset (Version 1) [Data set]. Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy. https://doi.org/10.18758/bdbriclk
Is produced by (compiled,...)

Verreyken, B., Schoon, N., Heinesch, B., Dumont, C., & Amelynck, C. (2025). Peak Area Processing (PAP) software as applied in the 2022-2024 Vielsalm campaigns (Version 1) [Computer software]. Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy. https://doi.org/10.18758/2i4h1353

Temporal features
Starting

April 29, 2022
Ending

December 18, 2024

Additional info
Funding details

  • Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO) with the ACTRIS-BE project (FSIRI/00/AC1)

  • Public Service of Wallonia with the ICOS-Wallonia project (1217769)

  • Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO) with the BIRA/ULiège FED-tWIN project BERTRAC (Prf-2021-034_BERTRAC#2)
Repository homepage

https://data.aeronomie.be/dataset/
Last Updated

April 3, 2026
Created

July 24, 2025

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