Research station ZOTTO

Two to three times a year, our scientists and technicians make the long journey to the Siberian taiga. Receive an impression of this very special research station from the report "Tower of Siberia: Can this 302 metre skyscraper save our planet?" in the "Siberian Times". mehr

In proximity of the 304 m high ZOTTO tower members of MPI for Biogeochemistry built up two new towers to measure energy and trace gas fluxes between the land surface and the air layers at ground level via eddy covariance method. mehr

After a joint German-Russian effort, work on the new isolation of the Siberian ZOTTO “bunker” was concluded on Monday 22 August 2011. About 1000 m³ of sand, that covers the shelter at the foot of our 300 m ZOTTO tower and protects it from the harsh Siberian meteorological conditions, had to be moved twice. With the new isolation, ZOTTO instruments are now safe from humidity and fungal attacks for many years to come. mehr