Solhomfjell - Norway

Basic Information
Site Name
Solhomfjell
Short name
Solhomfjell
Country
Norway
Site Manager
Erik Framstad
Site Description
long-term terrestrial ecosystems monitoring site located in a broad, elevated valley between two low mountain peaks in south to middle boreal mixed forest
Last modified
2021-11-23 11:11:40

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1990
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER Norway✔ (LTER_EU_NO_013)This site is a verified "LTER Norway" member.
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 58.95 Longitude: 8.83333

Size
ca. 2000.00ha
Elevation (average)
400.00msl
Elevation (min)
300.00msl
Elevation (max)
660.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Mixed Forest
Biogeographical Region
Boreal Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
4.35°C
Precipitation Annual
1142.20mm
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category Ia – Strict Nature Reserve
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 without link to explicit catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment notes
there are no allocated facilities
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Permanent Operation
No
Operation Notes
sampling of fauna annually, of ground vegetation and epiphytes every 5 yrs
LTER Site Classification
Regular
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.