Achenkirch-Mühleggerköpfl (ACH-Mue) - Austria

DEIMS.ID:

https://deims.org/d2e91d98-4970-4d71-8d76-d8164542b694

Basic Information

Site Name:

Achenkirch-Mühleggerköpfl (ACH-Mue)

Short name :

Achenkirch-Mühleggerköpfl

Web Address:

http://bfw.ac.at/rz/bfwcms.web...

Country (Site Location):

Austria

LTER Member Network:

Austria (LTER-Austria)

Contact: Site Manager:

Robert Jandl

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General Site Description:

Norway Spruce-Fir-Red Beech Forest on Limestone The experimental site Mühleggerköpfl is located on the northern edge of the Alps and receives air pollutants that are transported over long distances, by predominant westerly winds; local emissions from rural settlements are low. The LTER site has an area of 20 hectares. It is a privately owned mature montane forest rich in Norway spruce in the Northern Limestone Alps at 920 m a.s.l. on a north–north-east facing slope of a mountain (47° 34’ 50” N; 11° 38’ 21” E). The site on an isolated calcareous outcrop in the valley of Achenbach represents a watershedsmall catchment. Routinely measured parameters over the years have included climate (air temperature, precipitation, and air humidity), soil temperature, soil water content, soil solution chemistry, nutrient content of Norway spruce needles, air quality, deposition of N, and surface runoff. The climate is cool and mesic with maximum precipitation in summer and a snow-free period from April/May to November/December. The mean annual air temperature and precipitation from on-site measurements are 6.8°C and 1580 mm, respectively. The annual variability of the precipitation is small. Moist conditions are also evident from the high relative air humidity.

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General Characteristics, Purpose, History

Site Status:

existing

Year Site Established:

1901

Size :

10.00ha

Purpose of Site :

A climate manipulation experiment with a history of different research topics. Currently experimental soil warming and rain exclusion are used as manipulation. Response variables are greenhouse gas emissions from the soil.

Research Topics:

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Geographic

Coordinates:

Latitude: 47.580600000000
Longitude: 11.639200000000

Site Details

Ecosystem and Environmental Characteristics

Elevation Range FROM:

895.00msl

Elevation Range TO:

920.00msl

Elevation - Average:

910.00msl

Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum) FROM:

-2.60°C

Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum) TO :

-2.60°C

Air Temperature: Average Annual:

5.94°C

Precipitation Minimum Monthly :

165.70mm

Precipitation Annual :

1 015.40mm

Precipitation Maximum Monthly :

402.30mm

Biome :

Alpine

GEO-BON Biome:

Terrestrial

Ecosystem and Land Use:

Forest
Temperate coniferous forests

Biogeographic Region:

Alpine

eLTER Parameters

eLTER Parameters:

- Meteorological Data
- Soil parameter

Network Affiliation and Network Specific Information

Networks/Projects:

NitroEurope
ExpeER
EnvEurope
ALTER-Net
eLTER catalogue
LTER

LTER related

LTER Site Code:

LTER_EU_AT_024

LTER Site Classification/Category:

Master

Protection Status and Resource Management

0 - 25%

Management of Resources - Percent of Site:

75 - 100%

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

Scale of Experiments:

plot scale

Design of Experiments:

mainly experimentation

Infrastructure

Value of the Infrastructure :

100-700 k

Infrastructure notes:

high labor costs

Accessible All Year :

Yes

All parts of Site Accessible:

Access Type:

footpath /trail

Permanent Power Supply:

Yes

Infrastructure:

Maintenance infrastructure › Snow clearing frequency › Monthly
Energy and data infrastructure › Data transmission › Data Transmission Type (within site) › Telephone line
Energy and data infrastructure › Data transmission › Data Transmission Type (from Site) › Telephone line
Energy and data infrastructure › Energy supply › Permanent Power Supply Location › Central station(s)
Energy and data infrastructure › Energy supply › Permanent Power Supply Location › All over site/catchment
Supporting infrastructure › Lodging at site › No lodging possible
Supporting infrastructure › Staff room at site › Unknown number of places
Observation device › Measurement tower › No tower on site
Observation device › Temperature Controlled Container
Data infrastructure › Metadata standards › INSPIRE MD Specification
Data infrastructure › Data storage › Relational database

Operation

Operation Notes:

replacements

Permanent Operation:

Site Visit Interval:

Every 14 days

Maintenance Interval:

Every 30 days

Data Management

General Data Policy:

The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset

Data Storage Location :

Central

Data Storage Format :

Relational Database

Data Request Format :

Offline (Mail or Telephone)

Associated Data

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