Birkenes - Norway

Basic Information
Site Name
Birkenes
Short name
Birkenes
Country
Norway
Site Manager
Kjetil Torseth
Site Description
long-term monitoring of air quality, located in southeastern Norway, in a landscape of rolling hills with mixed forests, grasslands, lakes and some marginal agriculture.
Last modified
2020-06-29 10:06:02
General Characteristics, Purpose, History
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1971
Purpose
Study atmospheric composition and long range transport of air pollution and its effect on terrestrial ecosystem.
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Geographic
Size
41.60ha
Elevation (average)
190.00msl
Related observation location(s)
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ICOS✖ (https://meta.icos-cp.eu/ontologies/stationentry/AS/BIR)The affiliation of this site with "ICOS" is not verified.
LTER Norway✖ (LTER_EU_NO_003)The affiliation of this site with "LTER Norway" is not verified.
Projects
EMEP
WMO Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW)
ICP Waters
ICP Forests (Level II)
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Biome
Taiga
Biogeographical Region
Boreal Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
5.45°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum)
-2.27°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum)
-2.27°C
Precipitation Annual
1311.40mm
Precipitation Maximum Monthly
465.10mm
Precipitation Minimum Monthly
236.10mm
Site Type (Spatial Design)
Simple Site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Permanent Operation
No
Data Storage Location
Distributed over multiple institutions
Data Services
Data portal
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources
2 dataset(s) in total:
LTER Birkenes, Norway, Precipitation and Throughfall data 1999-2017
LTER Birkenes, Norway, Vegetation data 1991-2013
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.