The site Bily Kriz (Bílý Kříž) is located in Moravian-Silesian Beskids Mountains. Ecosystem type: Managed secondary pure Norway spruce stand. Prevailing species: Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) Height of the stand: 17 m (2016) Understory: Vaccinium myrtillus L. Year of plantation: 1981 by 4 years old seedlings

Download Metadata:

Download

General Characteristics, Purpose, History

Site Status:

existing

Year Site Established:

1986

Size :

1.50ha

Purpose of Site :

Study of: Carbon and energy balance via long-term eddy covariance measurements (since 2005) · Carbon storage and advection · Physiological processes (photosynthesis, respiration, (evapo)transpiration) · Understanding the whole spruce forest ecosystem and forecasting the response to management and environmental change

History of Site:

Experimental ecological workplace (EEP) Bílý Kříž was founded in 1986 as a part of the project “Complex research of the impact of air pollutants on the forest management of the Beskydy Mountains”, originally as a climatological station located in the forest environment. Research activity in the current ecosystem station in the Norway spruce forest started at 1998. In the year 1997, two lamellar domes were built for investigation of the influence of elevated CO2 concentration on physiology response of forest trees. During the experiments, pure Norway spruce stand and a mixture of Norway spruce and Beech were cultivated and investigated. Measurement of fluxes of energy and matters (CO2, water vapour) was started in 2004 in the forest ecosystem station.

Research Topics:

Parameters:

Photos

3D ultrasonic anemometer - part of eddy covariance system

Geographic

Coordinates:

Latitude: 49.502097200000
Longitude: 18.536872500000

Download Geodata:

Point coordinates [.shp]

Bounding Box [.shp]

Site Details

Ecosystem and Environmental Characteristics

Elevation Range FROM:

820.00msl

Elevation Range TO:

890.00msl

Elevation - Average:

875.00msl

Air Temperature: Average Annual:

6.80°C

Precipitation Annual :

1 250.00mm

Biome :

Evergreen Forest

GEO-BON Biome:

Terrestrial

Ecosystem and Land Use:

Forest
Evergreen Forest

Biogeographical Region:

Continental

Geology:

Flysh

Vegetation:

Norway spruce monoculture.

Soils:

Soil type: Haplic and Entic Podzol; Soil category: loamy sand to sandy loam; soil depth: 60-110 cm.

eLTER Parameters

eLTER Parameters:

- Meteorological Data
  - Wind
    - Velocity
      Method
      Ultrasonic anemometer
      Mode of operation
      Continuous operation

Network Affiliation and Network Specific Information

Affiliation:

ICOS

ICOS Site Code:

CZ-BK1

Protection Status and Resource Management

Management of Resources :

Yes

Design and Scale of Site

Site Type (Spatial Design):

Complex Site

Scale of Observation:

plot without link to explicit catchment

Design of Observation:

mainly observation

Infrastructure

Infrastructure notes:

Eddy covariance system, meteorological sensors

Accessible All Year :

Yes

All parts of Site Accessible:

Access Type:

regular car

Permanent Power Supply:

Yes

Infrastructure:

Energy and data infrastructure › Data transmission › Data Transmission Type (within site) › Cable based
Energy and data infrastructure › Data transmission › Data Transmission Type (from Site) › Radio transmission system (repeaters. receivers. centralstation)
Energy and data infrastructure › Energy supply › Permanent Power Supply Location › Central station(s)
Supporting infrastructure › Lodging at site › > 10 beds
Supporting infrastructure › Staff room at site › 2 - 5 places
Supporting infrastructure › Transportation › Vehicle 2WD
Observation device › Measurement tower › More than 10 m above canopy
Observation device › Temperature Controlled Container
Data infrastructure › Data storage › Structured file
Data infrastructure › Data services › Data portal
Data infrastructure › Data services › Other data services

Data Management

General Data Policy:

The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description

Data Policy Notes:

An offering of participation in study and co-authorship is welcomed.

Data Storage Location :

Distributed within Institution

Data services :

Other data service

You are here

Site Name:

Short name :

Web Address:

Country (Site Location):

Parent Site Name:

Contact: Site Manager:

Free Keywords:

General Site Description: