Lake Vänern (LTER) - Sweden

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Basic Information
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Site Name
Lake Vänern (LTER)
Short name
Lake Vänern (LTER)
Country
Sweden
Web Address
http://www.vanermuseet.se
Site Manager
Björn Ohlsson
Site Description
Lake Vänern is the third largest lake in Europe and the largest Swedish inland water and empties into the Skagerrak/North Sea via the Göta Älv River. Today there are several organizations working with the lake from different perspectives. These organizations create data and knowledge.
Last modified
2023-07-11 09:07:57

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Closed
Year Established
2010
Geographic
Marker
200 km
100 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 58.5111 Longitude: 13.1469

Size
ca. 565000.00ha
Elevation (average)
457.00msl
Elevation (min)
432.00msl
Elevation (max)
443.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Biogeographical Region
Boreal Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
6.40°C
Precipitation Annual
6200.00mm
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
boat
Permanent Operation
No
LTER Site Classification
Master
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.