Asa Experimental Forest and Research Station - Sweden

Basic Information
Site Name
Asa Experimental Forest and Research Station
Short name
Asa
Country
Sweden
Site Manager
Site Description
The Asa LTER site consists of 5 subsites; the Asa Experimental Forest, the Asa Experimental Production Forest, the FutMon-sites Sandbäcken and Ängavägen, and the IM site Aneboda. The Asa LTER site is situated in the nemo-boreal forest in south-central Sweden. It consists of five areas, integrated both geographically and thematically. The Asa Research Station has on-site permanent staff responsible for research and monitoring activities. Field laboratories and modern equipment are available as well as offices, lecture/meeting rooms, working rooms and lodging nearby.
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2025-01-07 11:01:19

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1988
Observed properties
atmospheric parameterbiological parameterecosystem parameterwater parametersoil parameterchemical parameteragricultural parameterairhumidityairtemperatureairwatervapourpressureatmosphericpressurecarbondioxideconcentrationdewpointglobalradiationirradianceheatfluxnetradiationirradianceprecipitationintensitysnowdepthwinddirectionwinddirection(meanandgust)windspeedwindspeed(meanandgust)canopycoverratedateofstartofphysiologicalmaturitydateofstartofstemelongationemergencedatefloweringdateleafarealeafarearatioleafnutrientplantdevelopmentstageplantheightplantnutrienttreeagetreebasalareatreediametertreeheightabovegroundnetprimaryproductiondiversityindexecosystemstructureforeststructuregroundwaterlevelheatflowlatentheatplantspeciescompositionspeciescompositionspeciesturnovertreediameteratbreastheighttreedistributionchlorophyllcontentofwaterconductivitylakelevellaketemperaturerunoffamountsightdepthwaterdepthwaterlevelwaterqualitywatertemperaturewatertransparencydissolvedorganicnitrogeninsoilsoilaciditysoilmoisturecontentsoilmoisturefieldcapacitysoilnutrientsoilsolutionconcentrationsoiltemperaturebasesaturationdissolvedorganicphosphorussuspendedsolidsdissolvedorganiccarboninsoil
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTERThis site is a verified "ILTER" member.
Swedish Infrastructure for Ecosystem Science (SITES)This site is a verified "Swedish Infrastructure for Ecosystem Science (SITES)" member.
LTER EuropeThis site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER Sweden (LTER_EU_SE_011)This site is a verified "LTER Sweden" member.
GERIThis site is a verified "GERI" member.
Photos
Close-up aerial photo of a tree species experiment
Close-up aerial photo of a tree species experiment
Geographic
2 km
1 mi
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 57.164325 Longitude: 14.782713

Size
ca. 2700.00ha
Elevation (average)
200.00msl
Elevation (min)
165.00msl
Elevation (max)
285.00msl
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