Kilpisjärvi LTSER - Finland

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Site Name
Kilpisjärvi LTSER
Short name
Kilpisjärvi LTSER
Country
Finland
Site Description
Kilpisjärvi LTSER consists of one LTSER-area (Mountain birch area of Enontekiö Municipality) and one LTER-site (Kilpisjärvi LTER). The Kilpisjärvi region is the only part of Finland extending into the Scandinavian mountain ridge. A special feature of the area is that it constitutes a continental maritime divide. Rocks containing limestone are abundant in the area. Marked relative and absolute altitudinal differences as well as the quality of soil, make the vegetation of the area particularly distinctive. Snow melts from the mountain birch forest zone in early June. The lake usually throws off its coat of ice on about 20th of June. The growing season is one of the shortest in Europe (only some 100 days) and the mean temperature of ...
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Last modified
2023-07-25 08:07:01

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Closed
Year Established
1964
Geographic
30 km
20 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 68.8962 Longitude: 21.771

Size
ca. 100.00ha
Elevation (average)
600.00msl
Elevation (min)
473.00msl
Elevation (max)
1000.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
Biome
Tundra
Ecosystem Type
Alpine
Forest
Lakes
Polar
Rivers
Tundra
Biogeographical Region
Alpine Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F)
Mires, bogs and fens (D)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
-3.45°C
Precipitation Annual
485.90mm
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category Ib – Wilderness Area
Site Type
Platform
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing frequency » Daily
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing equipment
Observation devices » Measurement tower » No tower on site
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Snow mobile
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Boat
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » > 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » More than 100 kW
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
LTER Site Classification
LTSER
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
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Projected Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
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You can also download the entire climate scenario dataset for this site from the EUDAT B2SHARE data store.