Meron (MRN) - Israel

Basic Information
Site Name
Meron (MRN)
Short name
Meron
Country
Israel
Web Address
LTER - ISRAEL
Site Manager
Edwin Lebrija
Site Description
This site established in 2005 as part of a research project funded by the Israel Science Foundation (#1077/03)
Last modified
2020-06-29 10:06:55

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2005
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 33.25 Longitude: 35.4167

Size
ca. 50.00ha
Elevation (average)
900.00msl
Elevation (min)
850.00msl
Elevation (max)
950.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Biome
Chaparral
Air Temperature: Average Annual
25.00°C
Precipitation Annual
900.00mm
Geology
The common rock in the site is dolomite. limestone with a thin layer of Marl.
Vegetation
Mediterranean woodland dense with relatively small patches of green herbaceous in winter and spring, and dry in the summer.
Soils
Tera Rossa calcareous
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
No
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.