Val Masino LOM1 - Italy

Basic Information
Site Name
Val Masino LOM1
Short name
IT02-001-T
Country
Italy
Web Address
LTER-Italy web site
Parent Site Name
IT02-Forests of the Alps - Italy
Site Manager
Enrico Calvo
Keywords
atmospheric deposition
biodiversity
canopies
climate
Forest
forest dynamics
leaves
ozone
plant phenology
Soil
Site Description
Secondary Picea abies dominated forest with Abies alba Mill. Vaccynum myrtillus L. Belonging since 1995 to CONECOFOR Programme included in the ICP Forest European network. This site is located in the Central Alps and it's grouped with FRI2;TRE1;BOL1
Last modified
2020-06-29 10:06:02
General Characteristics, Purpose, History
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1994
Purpose
Studies on climate, vegetation, crown conditions, tree phenology, soil and soil solutions, leaves chemistry, forest structure, tree growth, atmospheric depositions, ozone effects, biodiversity.
Research Topics
biology
physiology
ecophysiology
ecology
biodiversity
ecosystem ecology
plant ecology
chemistry
meteorology
climatology
Parameters
atmospheric parameter
biological parameter
ecosystem parameter
soil parameter
Photos
not defined

not defined

Geographic
Size
0.50ha
Elevation (average)
600.00msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
1190.00msl
Related observation location(s)
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
ICP Forests✖ (5_10)The affiliation of this site with "ICP Forests" is not verified.
LTER Italia (Italy)✔ (LTER_EU_IT_028)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
Projects
CONECOFOR
ICP Forests (Level I)
ICP Forests (Level II)
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem and Land Use
Forest
Biogeographical Region
Alpine Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
8.00°C
Precipitation Annual
1300.00mm
Precipitation Maximum Monthly
399.50mm
Precipitation Minimum Monthly
217.00mm
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Site Type (Spatial Design)
Simple Site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Infrastructure
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Power Supply
No
Permanent Operation
No
Operation Notes
almost 1 national
Site Visit Interval
7
Maintenance Interval
7
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
Data Storage Location
not applicable
Data Services
Other data service
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources
2 dataset(s) in total:
LTER Val Masino LOM1, Italy, Precipitation and throughfall data 1997-2015
LTER Val Masino, Italy, Vegetation data 1999-2012
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
Projected Near Surface Specific Humidity ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Precipitation ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Sea Level Pressure ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Surface Downwelling Shortwave RadiationRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Wind SpeedRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85

You can also download the entire climate scenario dataset for this site from the EUDAT B2SHARE data store.