Birkenes calibrated catchment - Norway

Basic Information
Site Name
Birkenes calibrated catchment
Short name
BIE01
Country
Norway
Operating Organisation
Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)
Site Manager
Oyvind Kaste
Funding Agency
Norwegian Environment Agency
Site Description
Catchment stream monitoring of water chemistry. Forested catchment on acid-sensitives soils, 200-300 masl
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Last modified
2023-07-24 14:07:23

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1972
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
LTER Norway✖ (LTER_EU_NO_020)The affiliation of this site with "LTER Norway" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Photos
Catchment outlet (photo: RF Wright)
Catchment outlet (photo: RF Wright)
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 58.383467 Longitude: 8.237686

Size
ca. 410.00ha
Elevation (average)
226.00msl
Elevation (min)
190.00msl
Elevation (max)
281.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
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Biome
Evergreen Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Rivers
Biogeographical Region
Boreal Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Inland surface waters (C)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
5.80°C
Precipitation Annual
1405.00mm
Landforms
River
Geology
Granite, biotite
Vegetation
Mainly Norway spruce (Picea abies L.) with some Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and birch (Betula pubescens L.) and undergrowth of mosses, blueberry, and fern.
Soils
Thin podzols and brown earth soils developed on patchy moraine of granitic mineralogy overlying biotite granite. Mineral soils have developed in a shallow layer of glacial till on granitic bedrock. Mineral soil types are acid brown earth and podzols. Peaty deposits have developed on poorly drained sites in the catchment. On the slopes, well-drained thin organic layers on gravel or bedrock are common.
Hydrology
Mean annual runoff: 1127 mm
Land Use
other uses
other uses » natural areas not in other economic use
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
7
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