Bälgsjön - Sweden

Basic Information
Site Name
Bälgsjön
Short name
Bälgsjön
Country
Sweden
Operating Organisation
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
Site Manager
Maria Grazia Mazzocchi
Site Description
Coniferous forests and mire.
Last modified
2020-06-29 10:06:00

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1991
Observed properties
chemical parameterwater parameterecosystem parameterphysical parameterammoniumnitrogencontentammoniumnitrateconcentrationdissolvednutrienttotalcarbonavailablephosphorusbasesaturationinorganicnitrogencontentsoilnitrateleachingsoilpHbasecationscontentinwatercarbontonitrogenratiochemicalcompositiondissolvedorganicnitrogennitrogenbalancenitrogenbudgetpHvalueofwatersoilcarbonstoragesoilnitrogensoilsolutionpHwateralkalinitynitrateflowindrainnutrientcontentplantnutrientwateralkalinityconductivitysaturatedhydraulicconductivityhydraulicconductivityrunoffamountwaterlevelwaterqualitydissolvedorganicphosphorusdissolvedorganiccarboninwaterdissolvedorganicnitrogendrybulkdensitygroundwaterlevelnitrogencontentwatercolourgroundwaterlevelvegetationlayercompositionbenthicinvertebratespresenceforestcoverbulkdensitydrybulkdensitysizedistribution
Photos
Fen water detail
Fen water detail
Geographic
500 m
3000 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 59.5667 Longitude: 14.9

Size
ca. 1800.00ha
Elevation (average)
220.00msl
Elevation (min)
180.00msl
Elevation (max)
260.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Taiga
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Boreal forests/taiga
Biogeographical Region
Boreal Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Mires, bogs and fens (D)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Valley mires, poor fens and transition mires (D2)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Valley mires, poor fens and transition mires (D2) » Poor fens and soft-water spring mires (D2.2)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
4.57°C
Precipitation Annual
691.60mm
Geology
Till on granitic bedrock.
Vegetation
Blueberry and small grasses spruce and pine forest. Wetland fen.
Soils
Podzol and Histosol.
Hydrology
Moist and wet.
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » Less than 1 kW
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Other transmission types
Observation devices » Measurement tower » No tower on site
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » Unknown number of places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
Projected Near Surface Specific Humidity ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Precipitation ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Sea Level Pressure ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Surface Downwelling Shortwave RadiationRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Wind SpeedRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85

You can also download the entire climate scenario dataset for this site from the EUDAT B2SHARE data store.