The main object of the project was to quantify the basic parameters of ecosystem water balance of agricultural areas managed with varying intensity starting at the valley bottom and going up to the alpine zone in the Stubai Valley (Tirol)to analyse the influence of land use and possible climate changes on the water balance of alpine grassland ecosystems. The dataset provides data values about evapotranspiration and related paramters of microclimate, soil water balance and plant physiology. In addition soil characterization and physical soil analysis were performed. The dataset also contains a shapefile representing the sampling points within the LTER Research Site Stubai Valley.

Local observers record water level and take photographs of the scale every 10 days during the wet season and about once a month during the dry season. For turbidity, water sample are collected by local observer, every 10 days during the wet season and about once a month during the dry season, and sent by bus to Bamako for analyzing turbidity using a turbidimeter. A value of turbidity of 1001 stands for a value exceeding the sensor sensitivity.