Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station - China

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Basic Information

Site Name:

Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station

Short name :

Shapotou Station

Country (Site Location):

China

LTER Member Network:

China (CERN)

Contact: Site Manager:

xinrong LI

General Site Description:

Shapotou Desert Experimental Research Station of CAS founded in 1955, locates in Zhongwei City of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regions, the People’s Republic of China, at the Southeastern edge of the Tengger Desert ；It was ratified as the opening research station of CAS in 1990. Became membership of the Chinese Ecological System Research Network (CERN) in 1992, as the National Key Field Scientific Observation Station by Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China in 2000.

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General Characteristics, Purpose, History

Site Status:

existing

Year Site Established:

1955

Size :

103.36ha

Purpose of Site :

Study on physical and biological process of desertification in arid desert; desertification control and restoration ecology.

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Geographic

Coordinates:

Latitude: 37.460100000000
Longitude: 105.000100000000

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Site Details

Ecosystem and Environmental Characteristics

Elevation Range FROM:

1 250.00msl

Elevation Range TO:

1 350.00msl

Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum) FROM:

9.60°C

Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum) TO :

9.60°C

Air Temperature: Average Annual:

9.60°C

Precipitation Minimum Monthly :

186.00mm

Precipitation Annual :

186.00mm

Precipitation Maximum Monthly :

186.00mm

Biome :

Agricultural

GEO-BON Biome:

Terrestrial

Ecosystem and Land Use:

Agricultural
Desert
Deserts and xeric shrublands

Network Affiliation and Network Specific Information

Affiliation:

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LTER related

LTER Site Code:

LTER-EAP-CN-33

LTER Site Classification/Category:

Regular

Accreditation Status by LTER Member Network:

Accredited formal LTER facility

Protection Status and Resource Management

0 - 25%

Design and Scale of Site

Site Type (Spatial Design):

Simple Site

Scale of Observation:

beyond catchment

Design of Observation:

mainly observation

Scale of Experiments:

catchment scale

Design of Experiments:

mainly experimentation

Infrastructure

Infrastructure notes:

5,000,000.00

Accessible All Year :

Yes

All parts of Site Accessible:

Yes

Access Type:

regular car

Permanent Power Supply:

Yes

Operation

Operation Notes:

1000000 RMB

Permanent Operation:

Yes

Data Management

General Data Policy:

The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description

Data Policy URL:

spd.cern.ac.cn

Data Storage Location :

Distributed over multiple institutions

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