Changwu Agro-Ecological Experimental Station in Loess Plateau - China

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Site Name
Changwu Agro-Ecological Experimental Station in Loess Plateau
Short name
CWA
Country
China
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Site Description
Changwu station was found in 1984 as one of field experiment stations of Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISWC, CAS). It joined the Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (CERN) organized by CAS in 1991 and the National Ecosystem Research Network of China (CNERN) in 2005 by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China. The station located in Wangdong Village, Hongjia town, Changwu County, Shaanxi Province, 200 km away from Xi’an city. Its location is E107°41′ and N35°12′, south of the Loess Plateau. It belongs to the warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate. Mean annual precipitation is 580mm and temperature 9.1℃, frost-free day 171. The elevation is ...
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2020-12-18 10:12:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1984
Observed properties
soil parameterchemical parameterwater parameterbiological parameterecosystem parameterlandscape parameteratmospheric parameterenvironmental parametersoilnutrientsoilbulkdensitysoilmoisturefieldcapacitysoilrespirationsoilsoluteamountsoiltexturesoilwiltingpointthicknessofsoilhorizontotalorganiccarbonsoilsolutesorbedcontentnutrientavailabilitybelowgroundautotrophicrespirationpercentorganiccarbontotalorganiccarbonpercentcarbonsoilnitrateleachingsoilpHsoilsoluteamountsoilsolutionconcentrationwateraciditywateralbedowateralkalinityconductivitywaterdepthmacroporessaturatedwatercontentphotosyntheticallyactiveradiationintensitywatertablewatertemperatureplantheightplantnutrientplanttranspirationrootdensityrootgrowthraterootlengthleafareanitrogencontentabovegroundnetprimaryproductionecosystemstructuregroundwaterlevelheatflowsoilheatfluxlandcoverlanduselandscapecompositionatmosphericpressureprecipitationintensityabioticheterogeneity
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTERThis site is a verified "ILTER" member.
CERN (LTER China) (LTER-EAP-CN-12)This site is a verified "CERN (LTER China)" member.
GERIThis site is a verified "GERI" member.
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Geographic
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300 km
200 mi
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Latitude: 35.2 Longitude: 107.667

Size
ca. 830.00ha
Elevation (min)
900.00msl
Elevation (max)
1200.00msl
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