LTER specific information¶
List of required fields for any LTER site¶
(ILTER or any regional group)
Name and Description
- Site Name
- General Site Description
Contact Details
- Site Manager
- Metadata provider
Geographic characteristics
- Centroid Coordinates
- Country
- Elevation (From)
- Elevation (To)
- Size (in hectares)
Observed properties
- Observed properties
Ecosystem and Environmental Characteristics
- Air Temperature: Average Annual
- Biome
- Ecosystem and Land Use
- Precipitation Annual
Network Affiliation
- Affiliation
- LTER Site Code
- LTER Member Network
Status and History
- Site Status
- Year Established
Type, Design and Scale
- Site Type (Spatial Design)
- Scale of Observation
- Design of Observation
- Scale of Experiments
- Design of Experiments
Operation
- Accessible All Year
- Permanent Operation
Equipment
- Permanent Power Supply
Data Sharing Policy
- General Data Policy
Project related fields
- LTER Site Classification/Category
Highly recommended, but not mandatory
- Short name
- Site Boundaries
- GEO-BON Biome