Meet the team of SMEAR Estonia

Researchers

Steffen M. Noe (Coordination)

Institute of Forestry and Engineering, EMÜ

Mathematical modelling and data science, dynamic processes, ecophysiology, biogeochemical cycling

Ahto Kangur

Institute of Forestry and Engineering, EMÜ

Permanent forest sample plots, dendrometry, forest growth assessment and modeling

Emilio Graciliano Ferreira Mercuri

Institute of Forestry and Engineering, EMÜ and Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, UFPR

Water cycle, mathematical modeling

Mait Lang

Institute of Forestry and Engineering, EMÜ

Remote sensing of vegetation, Lidar data, land cover

Allar Padari

Institute of Forestry and Engineering, EMÜ

Forest data bases, GIS

Joel Kuusk

Tartu Observatory

Energy fluxes, Remote sensing of vegetation

Alisa Krasnova

Institute of Forestry and Engineering, EMÜ and Department of Geography, UT

GHG fluxes, carbon cycle

Heikki Junninen

Institute of Physics, UT

Aerosol and air ion measurements, mass spectrometry

Marko Kaasik

Institute of Physics, UT

Atmospheric boundary layer, numerical weather prediction

Urmas Hõrrak

Institute of Physics, UT

Aerosol and air ion measurements, dynamics of particle fluxes

Ülo Mander

Department of Geography, UT

Agali, Liispõllu and Soontaga measurement sites, GHG fluxes

Kaido Soosaar

Department of Geography, UT

Agali, Liispõllu and Soontaga measurement sites, GHG fluxes

PhD students

Dmitrii Krasnov

Institute of Forestry and Engineering, EMÜ

Soil morphology, soil fluxes and processes

Anuj Thapa Magar

Institute of Forestry and Engineering, EMÜ

Flux footprint, forest growth, GIS

Joonas Kollo

Institute of Forestry and Engineering, EMÜ

Flux footprint, phenology, forest growth

Kaupo Komsaare

Institute of Physics, UT

Aerosol and air ion data analyses

Technical and administrative staff:

Hans Peter Ernst Cordey

Institute of Forestry and Engineering, EMÜ

Station Manager

Beate Noe

Institute of Forestry and Engineering, EMÜ

Litter sampling, GCMS analyses