Achenkirch-Mühleggerköpfl (ACH-Mue) - Austria

Basic Information
Site Name
Achenkirch-Mühleggerköpfl (ACH-Mue)
Short name
Achenkirch-Mühleggerköpfl
Country
Austria
Web Address
http://bfw.ac.at/rz/bfwcms.web?dok=4391
Operating Organisation
Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW)
Site Manager
Robert Jandl
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 ...
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2023-09-01 12:09:59

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1901
Observed properties
biological parameterchemical parameterecosystem parametersoil parameteratmospheric parametercanopycoverrateleafnutrientnitrogencontentplantheightrootdensityrootgrowthratetreeagetreediametertreeheightbasesaturationbelowgroundautotrophicrespirationcationexchangecapacityinorganiccarboncontentinorganicnitrogencontentpercentcarbonpercentnitrogenpercentorganiccarbonsoilgasfluxdisturbancepatterndiversityindexecosystemstructureforeststructureinorganicnutrientcontentmicrobialdiversityplantspeciescompositionspeciescompositioncarbon-to-nitrogenratiocationexchangecapacitysoilaciditysoilbulkdensitysoildrybulkdensitysoilnutrientairhumidityairtemperatureairwatervapourconcentrationinterceptionprecipitationintensity
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER Austria✔ (LTER_EU_AT_024)This site is a verified "LTER Austria" member.
Projects
eLTER (H2020)
EnvEurope
ExpeER
NitroEurope
Photos
not defined
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Geographic
Marker
300 km
200 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 47.5806 Longitude: 11.6392

Size
ca. 10.00ha
Elevation (average)
910.00msl
Elevation (min)
895.00msl
Elevation (max)
920.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Alpine
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Temperate coniferous forests
Biogeographical Region
Alpine Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Coniferous woodland (G3)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Coniferous woodland (G3) » Fir and spruce woodland (G3.1)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
5.94°C
Precipitation Annual
1015.40mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing frequency » Monthly
Observation devices » Measurement tower » No tower on site
Observation devices » Temperature Controlled Container
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » Unknown number of places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
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) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » All over site/catchment
Equipment notes
high labor costs
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
footpath/trail
Permanent Operation
No
Operation Notes
replacements
Site Visit Interval
14
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Master
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.