Birkenes - Norway

DEIMS.ID:

https://deims.org/68af6e55-e241-4afe-a3a6-32e79eef12fb

Basic Information

Site Name:

Birkenes

Short name :

Birkenes

Country (Site Location):

Norway

LTER Member Network:

Norway (LTER Norway)

Contact: Site Manager:

Kjetil Torseth

General 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.

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General Characteristics, Purpose, History

Site Status:

existing

Year Site Established:

1971

Size :

41.60ha

Purpose of Site :

Study atmospheric composition and long range transport of air pollution and its effect on terrestrial ecosystem.

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Geographic

Coordinates:

Latitude: 58.438900000000
Longitude: 8.191800000000

Site Details

Ecosystem and Environmental Characteristics

Elevation - Average:

190.00msl

Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum) FROM:

-2.27°C

Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum) TO :

-2.27°C

Air Temperature: Average Annual:

5.45°C

Precipitation Minimum Monthly :

236.10mm

Precipitation Annual :

1 311.40mm

Precipitation Maximum Monthly :

465.10mm

Biome :

Taiga

Biogeographical Region:

Boreal

Network Affiliation and Network Specific Information

Affiliation:

LTER
EMEP
Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW)
ICOS
ICP Waters
ICP Forests (Level II)

LTER related

LTER Site Code:

LTER_EU_NO_003

LTER Site Classification/Category:

Regular

Accreditation Status by LTER Member Network:

Accepted as potential LTER facility

ICOS Site Code:

https://meta.icos-cp.eu/ontologies/stationentry/AS/BIR

Protection Status and Resource Management

Nat. protection

0 - 25%

Management of Resources - Percent of Site:

75 - 100%

Management of Resources - Notes:

forestry, marginal agriculture

Design and Scale of Site

Site Type (Spatial Design):

Simple Site

Scale of Observation:

beyond catchment

Design of Observation:

mainly observation

Scale of Experiments:

plot scale

Design of Experiments:

partly experimentation

Infrastructure

Accessible All Year :

All parts of Site Accessible:

Permanent Power Supply:

Yes

Operation

Permanent Operation:

Data Management

Data Storage Location :

Distributed over multiple institutions

Data services :

Data portal

Associated Data

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