Laegeren - Switzerland

Basic Information
Site Name
Laegeren
Short name
LAG
Country
Switzerland
Site Description
The site is located next to Wettingen in the canton of Aargau, within a natural, mixed forest stand which mainly consists of 150 year-old beech (Fagus sylvatica) and 120-170 year-old spruce (Picea abies) trees. Among others, the site is equipped with two meteorological measurement stations; one is located within the forest stand, the second is co-located in the nearby open-field, allowing to measure the forest stand effect on micro-climate. The following parameters are being measured since 2013: Soil solution chemistry (lysimeters), TREENET, atmospheric deposition (throughfall and bulk deposition), circular vegetation plots, crown condition assessment, diameter and height measurements, foliar analyses, leaf area index (LAI), ...
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2025-01-07 11:01:03

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2012
Observed properties
biological parameteratmospheric parameterchemical parameterecosystem parameterremote sensing parameterenvironmental parameterabovegroundbiomassageclassagedistributionagestructurecanopyaerodynamicresistancecanopycoverratecanopygrowthratecanopyheightcanopytemperaturecanopytranspirationcrownclosuregrowthfactorleafageleafarealeafarearatioleafnutrientmortalityratenetprimaryproductivitytreeagetreebasalareatreeconditiontreediametertreediameteratbreastheighttreeheighttreemortalityairhumidityairparameterairtemperatureairvaporpressuredeficitcarbondioxideconcentrationglobalradiationirradianceirradiancelongwaveradiationmaximumtemperaturemeanannualairtemperaturemeanannualprecipitationmeanannualtemperaturenetradiationirradiancenetsolarradiationirradianceozoneconcentrationrelativehumidityvaporpressurevaporpressuredeficitwinddirectionwinddirection(meanandgust)windspeedwindspeed(meanandgust)ammoniumcontentammoniumnitrogencontentavailablephosphorusbasecationscontentinwaterbelowgroundautotrophicrespirationcarbondioxideconcentrationcationexchangecapacityexchangecapacityleafnitrogenconcentrationnitrogenavailabilitynitrogenbudgetplantcarbonconcentrationplantnitrogenconcentrationsoilcarbondioxydefluxsoilcarbonstoragesoilnutrientsoilpHabovegroundbiomassabovegroundnetprimaryproductionbelowgroundautotrophicrespirationcanopycoverratecanopygapareacanopygrowthratecanopyheightcanopystructurecanopytemperaturecanopytranspirationcarbondioxideconcentrationecosystemhealthecosystemstructureforestcoverforeststructurenetsolarradiationirradianceozoneconcentrationseasonalchange
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Photos
View from the top of Laegern. Photo: Peter Waldner, 2021
View from the top of Laegern. Photo: Peter Waldner, 2021
Geographic
50 m
200 ft
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 47.4783 Longitude: 8.36439

Size
ca. 1.34ha
Elevation (average)
680.00msl
Elevation (min)
643.00msl
Elevation (max)
718.00msl
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