Ordos Sandland Ecological Research Station - China

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Site Name
Ordos Sandland Ecological Research Station
Short name
Ordos Ecological Station
Country
China
Web Address
http://esd.cern.ac.cn/
Site Manager
Qingguo Cui
Site Description
The Ordos Sandland Ecological Research Station (OSERS, 39°29'37.6'' N, 110°11'9.4'' E, 1300 m a.s.l.) is located in Yijinhuoluo County, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China. The OSERS is one of the member stations belonging to Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (CERN) and is also one of national field stations belonging to the Chinese National Ecosystem Observation and Research Network (CNERN). The representative ecosystems featured by OSERS are grassland ecosystems in steppe zone. OSERS now has a multi-function building of 2000 m2, an experimental area of 2133.33 hm2, a set of monitoring equipments, an internet service with 10 M flux and able to access digital resource of Chinese Academy of Sciences, especially Institute of Botany. ...
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Last modified
2020-06-29 10:06:43

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1991
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
CERN (LTER China)✔ (LTER-EAP-CN-31)This site is a verified "CERN (LTER China)" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
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Geographic
500 m
2000 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 39.4833 Longitude: 110.183

Size
ca. 400.00ha
Elevation (average)
1300.00msl
Elevation (min)
1200.00msl
Elevation (max)
1400.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Grasslands
Ecosystem Type
Grasslands
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
EUNIS habitat
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Dry grasslands (E1)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Dry grasslands (E1) » Inland sand and rock with open vegetation (E1.1)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
5.70°C
Precipitation Annual
388.00mm
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Catalog Service (CSW)
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Cable based
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing frequency » Daily
Observation devices » Temperature Controlled Container
Observation devices » Measurement tower » No tower on site
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » > 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
1
Maintenance Interval
1
General Data Policy
Legal permission for dataset use is obtained
LTER Site Classification
Master