Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station - China

Basic Information
Site Name
Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station
Short name
Shapotou Station
Country
China
Site Manager
xinrong LI
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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2020-12-18 10:12:15

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1955
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
CERN (LTER China)✔ (LTER-EAP-CN-33)This site is a verified "CERN (LTER China)" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 37.4601 Longitude: 105.0001

Size
ca. 103.36ha
Elevation (min)
1250.00msl
Elevation (max)
1350.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml] [.geojson]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml] [.geojson]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Agricultural
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
Desert
Deserts and xeric shrublands
Air Temperature: Average Annual
9.60°C
Precipitation Annual
186.00mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
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Equipment notes
5,000,000.00
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Operation Notes
1000000 RMB
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
http://spd.cern.ac.cn
LTER Site Classification
Regular