Finokalia Atmospheric Observatory - Greece

Basic Information
Site Name
Finokalia Atmospheric Observatory
Short name
Finokalia
Country
Greece
Web Address
Finokalia Station
Site Manager
Nikos Mihalopoulos
Site Description
FKL is the atmospheric research station of the Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete. The station is situated at Finokalia (35°20'N, 25°40'E ) on the north coast of Crete. The nearest large urban centre is Heraklion with 150000 inhabitants located 70 km west of Finokalia. The station is located at the top of a hilly elevation (250 m asl) facing the sea within a sector 270° to 90°. No significant human activities occur at a distance shorter than 15 km within the above mentioned sector. The area is characterized by the existence of two well-distinguished seasons: the dry season (from April to September) mainly characterised by increased levels of pollution and biomass burning events and the wet season (from October to April). Important transport from Sahara (S/SW winds; occurrence up to 20%) takes place during the intermediate season (spring and autumn).
Last modified
2023-06-20 10:06:02

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1993
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
ICOS✖ (http://meta.icos-cp.eu/resources/stations/AS_FKL)The affiliation of this site with "ICOS" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
LTER Greece✔ (LTER_EU_GR_006)This site is a verified "LTER Greece" member.
ACTRIS✖The affiliation of this site with "ACTRIS" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP)✖The affiliation of this site with "European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP)" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 35.337718 Longitude: 25.66975

Elevation (average)
250.00msl
Elevation (min)
250.00msl
Elevation (max)
250.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Coastal
Biome
Coastal
Ecosystem Type
Coastal
Biogeographical Region
Mediterranean Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Coastal habitats (B)
Coastal habitats (B) » Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral (B3)
Coastal habitats (B) » Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral (B3) » Unvegetated rock cliffs, ledges, shores and islets (B3.2)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
17.90°C
Precipitation Annual
480.00mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
no observation of natural environment
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Observation devices » Measurement tower » Less than 10 m above canopy
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » XML database
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Unstructured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 1 place
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 (within site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » 5-10 kW
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
paved road
Permanent Operation
Yes
Operation Notes
Operated by University of Crete
Site Visit Interval
1
Maintenance Interval
7
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related External Resources
There is a total of 1 datasets for this site available on the eLTER Digital Asset Register (DAR). Click here to get an overview of these datasets.
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.