The #ForestConditionMonitor season 2023 has started with relatively low quantiles in several parts of Germany. However, this might be caused by the relatively cool and moist spring conditions, which have delayed #phenology and the onset of the growing season. #climatechange

After a record summer with respect to canopy greenness decline, the situation is slowly improving, yet extreme. #ForestConditionMonitor #climatechange (left: quantiles, right: proportions) More info: bit.ly/38Tjx2u

1) Start of the #Forestconditionmonitor season 2022: relatively high share of Germany's forests featured low quantiles at the onset of the growing season. The picture is heterogeneous though. However, given the high share of low quantiles despite an average to early greening

The European #forestconditionmonitor shows a heterogeneous year 2021: the late season-start entailed low greenness values in large parts in spring, the precipitation during summer indicates a relaxation of the last year's drought stress. Finland's forests suffered some drought.

In the 2nd edition of Copernicus Newsletter is an interview by Dr. Allan Buras about the #ForestConditionMonitor. The interview includes the product's background, who it is aimed at and what the Forest Condition Monitor can do. Read the full interview: bit.ly/3I7NVCL

2021 featured a diverse season with a late season start while the overshoot precipitation in spring and summer led to a relaxation of the drought-stress since 2018 (high greenness in many parts of German #forests): bit.ly/3GKB2wO #forestconditionmonitor