La Robinette - Belgium

Basic Information
Site Name
La Robinette
Short name
La Robinette
Country
Belgium
Web Address
La Robinette, ICOS (BE_JAL)
Site Manager
Monique Carnol
Site Description
La Robinette is a 81 ha catchment located in the east of Belgium (« Hertogenwald »: Duke's forest) within the municipality of Baelen. Biogeochemistry (nutrient and organic carbon in throughfall, rainfall, soil solution and outlet) has been studied since 1991 as a reference catchment within the frame of a liming experiment (Waroneu catchment) and critical loads calculations. The catchment, initially covered by Picea abies, was subjected to windthrow, reducing coverage to 46% (1990s) and experimental clearcut of 22 ha (1996), followed by afforestation with deciduous species in 1998. Four 2-ha plots were planted with deciduous species in alternate rows. Alder, rowan, birch and oak were also planted within the catchment. In 2012, the ...
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Last modified
2025-01-07 11:01:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1991
Observed properties
atmospheric parametersoil parameterchemical parameterecosystem parameterbiological parameterwater parameteragricultural parameterairhumidityairtemperatureairwatervapourconcentrationatmosphericpressurecarbondioxideconcentrationdirectradiationintensityglobalradiationirradianceheatfluxincomingradiationintensitylongwaveradiationnetfarinfraredradiationirradiancenetradiationirradiancenetsolarradiationirradianceprecipitationintensitysolarradiationwinddirectionwinddirection(meanandgust)windspeedwindspeed(meanandgust)carbon-to-nitrogenratiocationexchangecapacitydissolvedorganicnitrogeninsoilsoilaciditysoilmoisturecontentsoilmoisturefieldcapacitysoilsolutionconcentrationsoiltemperaturesoilwatercontentthicknessofsoilhorizontotalorganiccarboninorganicnitrogencontentpercentcarbonpercentorganiccarbonsoilnitrateleachingsoilpHsoilsolutionconcentrationsoilheatfluxsoilmicrobialdiversitysoilsoluteamountleafarealeafarearatiophotosyntheticallyactiveradiationintensityrunoffamountdissolvedorganiccarboninsoil
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER Belgium✔ (LTER_EU_BE_27)This site is a verified "LTER Belgium" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
Projects
NEC Directive (2016/2284)
CarboEurope
Photos
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Geographic
500 m
1000 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 50.56096 Longitude: 6.07388

Size
ca. 81.00ha
Elevation (average)
500.00msl
Elevation (min)
470.00msl
Elevation (max)
530.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Mixed Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Mixed Forest
Biogeographical Region
Continental Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland (G4)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
7.00°C
Precipitation Annual
1300.00mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Observation devices » Measurement tower » Less than 10 m above canopy
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » 1-5 kW
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
14
Maintenance Interval
14
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Master
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