Ecological research site of Mt. Jumbongsan - Korea (the Republic of)

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Site Name
Ecological research site of Mt. Jumbongsan
Short name
NIE-MJB
Country
Korea (the Republic of)
Web Address
National Institute of Ecology
http://www.me.go.kr/home/web/main.do
Operating Organisation
National Institute of Ecology
Site Manager
Gilsang Jeong
Funding Agency
Korean Ministry of Environment
Site Description
Mt. Jumbongsan site has housed the KLTER(Korea Long Term Ecological Research) station run by Ministry of Environment and National Institute of Ecology since 2004. Mt. Jumbongsan is located between Mt. Soraksan and Mt. Bangtaesan and stretches over Gangwon-do, Baekdudaegan in the Korean Peninsula. The well-preserved old-growth hardwood forest represents the vegetation of Mt. Jumbongsan within the core of Mt. Soraksan Biosphere Reserve designated by UNESCO in 1982. Qurecus mongolica and Lindera obtusiloba are the dominant species in the tree and shrub layer, respectively. Research equipment in the site consists of a flux tower, soil respiration measuring system and a V-notch weir. The flux tower is set for measuring the flow of CO2 ...
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2020-06-29 10:06:58

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2015
Observed properties
water parameterchemical parameteratmospheric parametersoil parameterwateracidityconductivityspecificconductivitywaterdepththawdepthwatercontentphotosyntheticallyactiveradiationintensitywaterlevelstageheightwatertemperaturewatervolumetotalorganiccarbondissolvedorganiccarboninwaterwatersalinitycarbondioxideconcentrationskytemperaturesoilwatercontent
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
KLTER (Korea)✔ (LTER-EAP-KR-51)This site is a verified "KLTER (Korea)" member.
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Geographic
1 km
5000 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 38.01743 Longitude: 128.0819

Size
ca. 1.00ha
Elevation (average)
763.00msl
Elevation (min)
739.00msl
Elevation (max)
787.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Deciduous Forest
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
9.90°C
Precipitation Annual
1114.00mm
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Telephone line
Observation devices » Measurement tower » More than 10 m above canopy
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 1 place
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » 1 - 5 beds
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
footpath/trail
Permanent Operation
Yes
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Master