TERENO Harz/Central German Lowland LTER - Germany

Basic Information
Site Name
TERENO Harz/Central German Lowland LTER
Short name
Harz/Central German Lowland Observatory
Country
Germany
Web Address
TERENO - Harz/Central German Lowland Observatory
TERENO Project
Operating Organisation
UFZ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Site Manager
Steffen Zacharias
Mark Frenzel
Site Description
In the framework of TERENO "terrestrial observatories" are set up in selected German regions for climate and landuse change studies. The Harz/Central German Lowland Observatory is one of these observatories that are equipped with a combination of in situ measuring instruments and ground-based, airborne and satellite-borne remote sensing techniques. Additionally a network of biodiversity observation plots is installed. Within the Harz/Central German Lowland observatory the climate feedback experiment SoilCan using a lysimeter network will be realized. Soil monoliths with different vegetation are transplanted along the existing natural gradient in temperature and precipitation within the four TERENO observatories. Within the ...
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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2006
Observed properties
ecosystem parametersoil parameteratmospheric parameterwater parameterchemical parameterbiological parameterlandscape parameterenvironmental parameteragricultural parameterabovegroundbiomassabovegroundnetprimaryproductionanimalspeciesabundanceanimalspeciespresencebetadiversitybioticdiversitybirdsabundancebirdspresencechangeinpopulationsizeovertimecommunitycompositiondiversityindexecosystemstructurefaunisticdiversityfloristiccompositionfloristicdiversityforestcoverhabitatcomplexityhabitatheterogeneityhabitatstructurehabitatuselandcovertypeleafarealeafareaindexphotosyntheticallyactiveradiationintensityplantcoverplantdistributionplantdiversityplantspeciesabundanceplantspeciescompositionplantspeciespresenceplantspeciesrichnessspeciesabundancespeciescompositionspeciesgroupabundancespecieslistspeciespresencespeciesrichnessspeciesturnovertotalcarbontranspirationratetreeconditiontreediametertreediameteratbreastheighttreedistributiontreeheightvegetationlayercompositionvegetationstructurecationexchangecapacityconductivityelectricalconductivityinorganiccarboncontentporesizeporesizedistributionporewatercontentpotentialevaporationpressureheadresidualwatercontentsoilbulkdensitysoilclassificationsoildepthsoildrybulkdensitysoilmatrixwaterpotentialsoilmatrixwaterpressureheadsoilmoisturecontentsoilmoisturefieldcapacitysoilnitrateleachingsoilorganiccarbonsoilpHsoilporositysoilprofilewatercontentsoilsaturationsoiltemperaturesoiltexturesoilvolumetricwatercontentsoilwatercontentsoilwaterholdingcapacitysoilwaterpotentialsoilwaterretentionsoilwaterretentioncurvesoilwiltingpointthicknessofsoilhorizonairhumidityairparameterairspecifichumidityairtemperaturecarbondioxideconcentrationdiffusereflectancediffusesolarradiationintensitydirectradiationintensityglobalradiationirradianceincomingradiationintensityirradiancelongwaveradiationmaximumtemperaturemeanannualairtemperaturemeanannualprecipitationmeanannualtemperatureminimumtemperaturenetfarinfraredradiationirradiancenetradiationirradiancenetsolarradiationirradianceprecipitationintensityrelativehumiditysaturatedwatercontentsoilcarbondioxidefluxsolarradiationsunshinedurationtotalradiationirradiancewinddirectionwinddirection(meanandgust)windspeedwindspeed(meanandgust)currentdirectioncurrentspeeddissolvedorganiccarboninwaterdissolvedorganicnitrogenelectricalconductivitygroundwaterlevelgroundwaterpermeabilityhydraulicconductivitylakelevellaketemperaturenitrogencontentoxygenconcentrationoxygensaturationrainfallvariabilityrivertemperaturerunoffamountstreamordersurfacerunoffwaterlevelwatertemperaturewatervelocitycationexchangecapacitychemicalcompositionofwaterchlorophyllacontentinwaterdissolvednutrientdissolvedorganiccarboninsoildissolvedorganiccarboninwaterdissolvedorganicnitrogeninorganiccarboncontentinorganicnitrogencontentinorganicnutrientcontentpHvalueofwaterredoxpotentialofwatersoilnitrateleachingsoilorganiccarbonsoilpHsoilsoluteamountwateraciditywateralkalinitywatersalinitywaterturbidityabovegroundbiomassageclassagedistributionagestructureannualnetprimaryproductionbiologicaldiversityleafareanetphotosyntheticratenetprimaryproductivitytreediametertreediameteratbreastheighttreeheighttreemortalitylandcoverlanduselandusepatternlandscapecompositionlandscapeconfigurationlandscapeconnectivitylandscapefragmentationlandscapemetricslandscapestructurepatchdensitypatchsizesurfaceareaabioticheterogeneityenvironmentalheterogeneitygroundsurfacetemperaturegroundtemperaturesurfaceairtemperature
Climate
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec mm 0 20 40 60 80 100 200 300-70 -40 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 °C
Average Monthly Air TemperatureAverage Monthly Precipitation
Precipitation Sum:    510 mm
Temperature Mean: 9.63 °C
Standard Reference Period: 1991 - 2020
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
LTER-D (Germany)✔ (LTER_EU_DE_002)This site is a verified "LTER-D (Germany)" member.
Projects
eLTER PLUS (H2020) - RA
eLTER PLUS (H2020) - TA
ExpeER
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Map of the TERENO Harz/Central German Lowland LTSER
Map of the TERENO Harz/Central German Lowland LTSER
Geographic
30 km
20 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7295 Longitude: 11.3394

Size
ca. 2570000.00ha
Elevation (average)
150.00msl
Elevation (min)
55.00msl
Elevation (max)
1100.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water lakes
Fresh water rivers
Terrestrial
Biome
Agricultural
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
Forest
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Grasslands
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
Rivers
Fresh Water Rivers
Biogeographical Region
Continental Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
9.63°C
Precipitation Annual
510.00mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
partly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Observation devices » Lysimeter
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
1
General Data Policy
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Master
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
10 dataset(s) in total:
Diversity and abundance of bees at TERENO sites (2010): Friedeburg, Greifenhagen, Harsleben, Schafstaedt, Siptenfelde, Wanzleben
Diversity and abundance of bees at TERENO sites (2011): Friedeburg, Greifenhagen, Harsleben, Schafstaedt, Siptenfelde, Wanzleben
Diversity and abundance of bees at TERENO sites (2012): Friedeburg, Greifenhagen, Harsleben, Schafstaedt, Siptenfelde, Wanzleben
Diversity and abundance of bees at TERENO sites (2013): Friedeburg, Greifenhagen, Harsleben, Schafstaedt, Siptenfelde, Wanzleben
Diversity and abundance of bees at TERENO sites (2014): Friedeburg, Greifenhagen, Harsleben, Schafstaedt, Siptenfelde, Wanzleben
Diversity and abundance of birds at TERENO sites (2001): Friedeburg, Greifenhagen, Schafstaedt, Wanzleben
Diversity and abundance of birds at TERENO sites (2009): Friedeburg, Greifenhagen, Harsleben, Schafstaedt, Siptenfelde, Wanzleben
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.