LTSER Negev highland - Israel

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Site Name
LTSER Negev highland
Short name
Negev Highland
Country
Israel
Web Address
LTER - ISRAEL
Site Manager
Noa Avriel Avni
Site Description
The Negev Highlands (NH) LTSER platform is situated between the Sinai Peninsula to the west and the Arava – Dead Sea depression to the east. This is a rocky terrain, covering an area of 17,000 sq. km with series of ridges at an altitude of 400-1000 m above sea level. As part of the Saharo-Arabian desert belt, the climate across the NH is arid to hyper-arid region: January’s mean daily temperature is 10 °C and July’s mean daily temperature is 25 °C The potential evaporation is approximately 2200 mm/y, and mean annual precipitation is 70–130 mm, with large inter annual variations. The rainy season occurs during the winter months, from November to March. The area is rich with unique natural landscapes. One of the most prominent of ...
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2025-01-07 11:01:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1964
Observed properties
atmospheric parameterlandscape parameterecosystem parameterbiological parameterchemical parameterenvironmental parameterairhumidityairtemperaturecarbondioxideconcentrationdaylightlengthdiffusesolarradiationintensitydirectradiationintensityglobalradiationirradianceheatfluxnetsolarradiationirradianceplantcarbonconcentrationreflectedradiationintensitysolarradiationsunshinedurationwinddirectionwindspeedlandcoverlanduselandscapecompositionlandscapeconfigurationpatchdensitypatchsizecommunitycompositiondiversityindexecosystemstructurespeciescompositionspeciesrichnessplantnutrientpercentcarbonabioticheterogeneity
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
LTER Israel✔ (LTER_EU_IL_017)This site is a verified "LTER Israel" member.
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Boundaries of Negev Highland Platform
Boundaries of Negev Highland Platform
Geographic
300 km
200 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 30.79316 Longitude: 34.772014

Size
ca. 40000.00ha
Elevation (average)
800.00msl
Elevation (min)
250.00msl
Elevation (max)
1037.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Desert
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
Desert
Deserts and xeric shrublands
Urban
EUNIS habitat
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Dry grasslands (E1)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
17.00°C
Precipitation Annual
80.00mm
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category Ia – Strict Nature Reserve
Category II – National Park
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Observation devices » Camera traps
Observation devices » Temperature Controlled Container
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » > 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » 1 - 5 beds
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Other transmission types
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
1
General Data Policy
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
LTER Site Classification
LTSER
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.