Värriö Research Station (Värriö LTER) - Finland

Basic Information
Site Name
Värriö Research Station (Värriö LTER)
Short name
Värriö LTER
Country
Finland
Site Manager
Site Description
Värriö Subarctic Research Station is located in the Värriö Strict Nature Reserve, Eastern Lapland, in the northern corner of the municipality of Salla. The station represents top scientific research of the University of Helsinki, the highest standards of education and co-operation with civil society in Northeastern Finland. The station has been in operation from 1967, first in mostly ecological studies, but later on also other research fields are represented (atmospheric sciences, palaeoecology etc.). The SMEAR I station (Station for Measuring Ecosystem-Atmosphere Relations) was established to the Värriö Subartic Research Station in 1991 to measure pollution levels in the area, especially those originating from the Kola Peninsula ...
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Last modified
2024-09-12 17:09:00

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1966
Observed properties
atmospheric parameterecosystem parameterbiological parametersoil parameterchemical parameterlandscape parameterairhumidityairtemperatureairwatervapourconcentrationairwatervapourpressureatmospherestabilityatmosphericpressurecarbondioxideconcentrationdaylightlengthdewpointdirectradiationintensityglobalradiationirradianceheatfluxincomingradiationintensityirradiancenetradiationirradiancenetsolarradiationirradianceozoneconcentrationplantcarbonconcentrationprecipitationintensityradiationbelowcanopyintensitysnowdepthsnowwaterequivalentsolarradiationsunshinedurationtotalradiationirradiancevaporpressuredeficitwinddirectionwinddirection(meanandgust)windspeedwindspeed(meanandgust)abovegroundnetprimaryproductionbirdsabundancebirdspresencedeadwooddecayingratedisturbancepatterndiversityindexecosystemstructurefireseverityindexforeststructurehabitatstructureinorganicnutrientcontentlatentheatlitterresidencetimemacrofaunaabundancemicrobialdiversityplantspeciescompositionsoilheatfluxsoilmicrobialdiversityspeciesabundancespeciescompositionspeciespresencespeciesturnovertreediameteratbreastheighttreedistributionvegetationlayertypevegetationreflectancecanopyaerodynamicresistancecanopycoverratecanopygrowthratecanopyheightcanopytranspirationfloweringdateleafarealeafarearatioleafnutrientplantcoverplantheightplanttranspirationrootdensityrootgrowthratetreeagetreeconditiontreediametertreeheightcarbon-to-nitrogenratiocationexchangecapacitypotentialevaporationsoilmoisturecontentsoilmoisturefieldcapacitysoilnutrientsoilrespirationsoiltemperaturebelowgroundautotrophicrespirationinorganiccarboncontentsoilgasfluxsoilorganicresidualtotalcarbontotalorganiccarbonlandcoverlanduse
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTERThis site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER EuropeThis site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
ICOS (http://meta.icos-cp.eu/resources/stations/ES_FI-Var)This site is a verified "ICOS" member.
LTER Finland (LTER_EU_FI_020)This site is a verified "LTER Finland" member.
INTERACT (https://www.interact-gis.org/Home/Station/21)This site is a verified "INTERACT" member.
GERIThis site is a verified "GERI" member.
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Geographic
Marker
100 km
100 mi
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 67.7481 Longitude: 29.61055

Size
ca. 125.00ha
Elevation (average)
400.00msl
Elevation (min)
260.00msl
Elevation (max)
600.00msl
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