Fray Jorge Experimental Site - Chile

Basic Information
Site Name
Fray Jorge Experimental Site
Short name
FJNP
Country
Chile
Web Address
Corporacion Nacional Forestal - CONAF
LTSER-Chile Network
Operating Organisation
Corporacion Nacional Forestal
Site Manager
Julio Gutierrez
Site Description
The Fray Jorge experimental site is located inside the Fray Jorge National Park, in the Region of Coquimbo. Its characteristic vegetation is Mediterranean and at the top of the coastal range exists evergreen temperate forests (cloud forests). The climate is Mediterranean with coastal influence.
Last modified
2020-12-18 10:12:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1990
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTSER Chile✔ (LTER-SAM-CL-1)This site is a verified "LTSER Chile" member.
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: -30.6580983 Longitude: -71.6638224

Size
ca. 9959.00ha
Elevation (average)
230.00msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
700.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Desert-scrub
Ecosystem Type
Desert
Deserts and xeric shrublands
Forest
Evergreen Forest
Air Temperature: Average Annual
13.60°C
Precipitation Annual
147.00mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly 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
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Proprietary file format
Data infrastructure » Data storage » XML database
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » No data transmission from site
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 1 place
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
15
Maintenance Interval
365
General Data Policy
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
Data Policy Notes
http://www.ceazamet.cl/index.php?proj_pag=info&p_cod=ceazamet
Data Policy URL
http://www.ceazamet.cl/index.php?proj_pag=info&p_cod=ceazamet
LTER Site Classification
Regular