Kolari Field Site - Finland

Basic Information
Site Name
Kolari Field Site
Short name
Kolari
Country
Finland
Operating Organisation
Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE)
Site Manager
Päivi Merilä
Site Description
Kolari Field Site is a part of Natural Resources Institute Finland's (Luke) location in Rovaniemi. It is located in northwest Finland at 67° N, close to the Swedish border. The surrounding area consists of northern forests and peatlands, as well as mountains up to 700 m a.s.l. Kolari village is approximately 4 km, and the Muonio River is approximately 300 meters away from the station. The Pallas-Ylläs National Park is located 30 km from station. Geographically, the Kolari area is located between Northern Finland, Forest Lapland and Fell Lapland. Snow covers the landscape from November to May. The technical staff and facilities based in Kolari support ecological research in northern Finland, focusing on north boreal forests and ...
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2021-11-23 11:11:34

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1964
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)✖The affiliation of this site with "Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
ICP Forests✖The affiliation of this site with "ICP Forests" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
SCANNET✖The affiliation of this site with "SCANNET" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
LTER Finland✔ (LTER_EU_FI_021)This site is a verified "LTER Finland" member.
INTERACT✔ (https://www.interact-gis.org/Home/Station/23)This site is a verified "INTERACT" member.
Projects
ICP Forests (Level II)
ICP Integrated Monitoring
Photos
Kolari Field Site photo: Mikko Jokinen
Kolari Field Site photo: Mikko Jokinen
Geographic
Marker
100 km
100 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 67.3544 Longitude: 23.8294

Size
ca. 2500.00ha
Elevation (average)
221.00msl
Elevation (min)
200.00msl
Elevation (max)
800.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml] [.geojson]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water rivers
Terrestrial
Biome
Taiga
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Rivers
Tundra
Biogeographical Region
Boreal Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F)
Inland surface waters (C)
Mires, bogs and fens (D)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Aapa, palsa and polygon mires (D3)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Aapa, palsa and polygon mires (D3) » Aapa mires (D3.2)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
0.80°C
Precipitation Annual
550.00mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing equipment
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing frequency » Daily
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 2 - 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Boat
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Snow mobile
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
General Data Policy
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
Data Policy Notes
Several players having different Data Policies utilize the Kolari Field Site.
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Externally Available Datasets
There is one dataset for this site available in the eLTER Digital Asset Register (DAR):To see more visit the eLTER DAR.

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.