Brasschaat - De Inslag - Belgium

Basic Information
Site Name
Brasschaat - De Inslag
Short name
Brasschaat
Country
Belgium
Web Address
Brasschaat - De Inslag (LTER_EU_BE_001)
Operating Organisation
Agency For Nature and Forest (ANB)
Site Manager
Johan Neirynck
Site Description
The LTER-site of Brasschaat is a 2 ha scientific zone in a first generation plantation (1929) of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) on former heathland located in a mixed coniferous/deciduous forest in the Campine plain of Flanders. The landscape is flat, with a gentle (0.3%) slope at a mean elevation of 16 m. To the South and East, the forest extends over 2 km before turning into rural, partially forested terrain. The site is equipped with a measuring tower and an intensive forest monitoring plot (ICP Forests level II). The site is also part of an ICOS monitoring site which is operated by the University of Antwerp in collaboration with the Research Institute for Nature and Forest. The air pollution characteristics at this site ...
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2024-10-11 09:10:05

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1992
Observed properties
soil parameteratmospheric parameterchemical parameterbiological parameterecosystem parameterwater parameterammoniumnitrogencontentavailablephosphoruscarbon-to-nitrogenratiocationexchangecapacitypercentcarbonpercentnitrogenperchedwatertabledepthporesizeporesizedistributionsoilaciditysoilbasesaturationsoilbulkdensitysoilcarbonstoragesoilclassificationsoildepthsoildrybulkdensitysoilmoisturecontentsoilmoisturefieldcapacitysoilnitrateleachingsoilnutrientsoilorganiccarbonsoilpHsoilporositysoilsolutionconcentrationsoilsolutionpHsoiltemperaturesoiltexturesoilvolumetricwatercontentsoilwatercontentsoilwaterholdingcapacitysoilwaterretentionsoilwaterretentioncurvesoilwiltingpointthicknessofsoilhorizontotalcarbonairhumidityairtemperatureatmospherestabilityatmosphericpressurecarbondioxideconcentrationdirectradiationintensityglobalradiationirradianceheatfluxincomingradiationintensityinterceptionlongwaveradiationmaximumtemperaturemeanannualairtemperaturemeanannualprecipitationminimumtemperaturenetradiationirradiancenetsolarradiationirradianceozoneconcentrationprecipitationintensityrelativehumidityskytemperaturesoilcarbondioxidefluxsolarradiationsunshinedurationvaporpressuredeficitwinddirectionwinddirection(meanandgust)windspeedwindspeed(meanandgust)acidneutralisingcapacityairnitrogenoxidesconcentrationammoniumnitrateconcentrationammoniumnitrogencontentavailablephosphorusbasecationscontentinwaterbasesaturationcationexchangecapacityconcentrationofnitrogeninseedsdissolvednutrientdissolvedorganiccarboninwaterdissolvedorganicnitrogenleafnitrogenconcentrationnitrogenavailabilitynitrogenbudgetnitrogencontentpercentnitrogenpHvalueofwatersoilaciditysoilnitrateleachingsoilorganiccarbonsoilpHsoilsolutionconcentrationsoilsolutioneHtotalcarbonabovegroundbiomassannualnetprimaryproductioncanopyheightcanopytemperaturedateofstartofphysiologicalmaturityfloweringdateleafnitrogenconcentrationleafnutrientnitrogencontentseedmassseedproductionseedyieldtreebasalareatreeconditiontreediameteratbreastheighttreeheighttreemortalityabovegroundnetprimaryproductioncanopyheightcanopytemperaturecarbondioxideconcentrationdeadwooddecayingrateecosystemhealthgroundwaterlevelinorganicnutrientcontentlatentheatleafareaindexleafnitrogenconcentrationsoilheatfluxspeciesturnovertreeagetreediameteratbreastheighttreeheightacidneutralizingcapacityofwaterammoniumnitrateconcentrationdissolvedorganiccarboninwaterdissolvedorganicnitrogengroundwaterlevelhydraulicconductivityperchedwatertablerainfallvariabilitywatertablewatertemperature
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✔ (2_15)This site is a verified "ICP Forests" member.
LTER Belgium✔ (LTER_EU_BE_001)This site is a verified "LTER Belgium" member.
ICOS✔ (http://meta.icos-cp.eu/resources/stations/ES_BE-Bra)This site is a verified "ICOS" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
Projects
NEC Directive (2016/2284)
AGAME
CarboEurope
eLTER (H2020)
eLTER catalogue
eLTER PLUS (H2020) - RA
eLTER PLUS (H2020) - TA
FutMon
NitroEurope
Teabag
ICP Forests (Level II)
Photos
ICOS-tower for eddy covariance measurements
ICOS-tower for eddy covariance measurements
Geographic
Marker
50 m
200 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3078 Longitude: 4.51972

Size
ca. 2.00ha
Elevation (average)
16.00msl
Elevation (min)
15.00msl
Elevation (max)
16.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Evergreen Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Mixed Forest
Temperate coniferous forests
Biogeographical Region
Atlantic Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
10.75°C
Precipitation Annual
827.00mm
Geology
The soil consists of a deep (1.20?2.25 m) Aeolian cover sand layer (Dryas III), resting on a substratum of Clay of the Campine (> 40% of clay) (Tiglian) at variable depth, between 1.2 m and 2.5 m and more.
Vegetation
The forest stand in which the core plot is located is a Scots pine stand (Pinus sylvestris L.), which was planted in 1929 on former heathland. The herb layer is dominated by Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench and several ferns. The stand structure is further characterized by a diverse moss layer and ingrowth of several tree and shrub species (Betula pendula L., Frangula alnus Mill., Sorbus aucuparia L., ?).
Soils
The soil is characterized as a moderately wet and sandy arenosol with distinct horizons of humus and iron. pH(CaCl2) values ranges from 2.7 in the forest floor and increases from 3.1 at 5 cm of depth till 3.6 at 40-80 cm. Base saturation is lower than 10 % throughout the soil column. The C:N ratio of the FH layer was 30 whereas values in the mineral soil fell below 20. The forest floor is characterised as a mor-moder type.
Hydrology
The soil is somewhat poorly drained, rarely saturated, but moist and with rapid hydraulic conductivity for all horizons. A perched water table is present at variable depth ranging between 0.8 and 2.5 m.
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category VI – Protected Area with sustainable use of natural resources
Land Use
primary production
primary production » forestry
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Observation devices » Camera traps
Observation devices » Measurement tower » More than 10 m above canopy
Observation devices » Temperature Controlled Container
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 1 place
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Equipment notes
temperature controlled containers for instrumentation housing, lockers for technical staff and laboratory purposes
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
7
Maintenance Interval
7
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Master
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
1 activities in total:
deposition data
3 dataset(s) in total:
deposition data Brasschaat 1992- 2016
LTER Brasschaat, Belgium, vegetation data 1996-2017
Meteorological_data_Brasschaat_19962016
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.