Krofdorf - Germany

DEIMS.ID:

https://deims.org/f73a0f95-8fb0-4755-92fc-f4b0207f5fe4

Basic Information

Site Name:

Krofdorf

Short name :

DE-19-KD

Web Address:

http://www.nw-fva.de/index.php...

Country (Site Location):

Germany

LTER Member Network:

Germany (LTER-D)

Contact: Site Manager:

Henning Meesenburg

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General Site Description:

Krofdorf Forest hydrological research area 4 catchments: A1 (9 ha), A2 (20 ha), B1 (11 ha), B2 (14 ha)

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General Characteristics, Purpose, History

Site Status:

existing

Year Site Established:

1970

Size :

54.00ha

Purpose of Site :

Forest hydrological research Forest monitoring Permanent soil monitoring

History of Site:

1970 Selection of the site and start of instrumentation 1972 to 1982: calibration period 1983 to 1987: final felling in A1 1986 to 1988: planting of beech on the clear cut 1993 to 2003: thinning in B1 (41 fm/ha) in 1997

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Geographic

Coordinates:

Latitude: 50.680000000000
Longitude: 8.650000000000

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Site Details

Ecosystem and Environmental Characteristics

Elevation Range FROM:

233.00msl

Elevation Range TO:

336.00msl

Elevation - Average:

280.00msl

Air Temperature: Average Annual:

9.40°C

Precipitation Annual :

700.00mm

Biome :

Deciduous Forest

GEO-BON Biome:

Terrestrial

Ecosystem and Land Use:

Forest
Deciduous Forest
Rivers
Large river headwaters

Biogeographic Region:

Continental

Geology:

Shale, greywacke

Hydrology:

Porous aquifer over dense impermeable schistous rock

Vegetation:

European beech forest

Soils:

Brown earth, lessivated brown earth, Pseudogley; WRB classification: Cutanic, Stagnic Luvisol

eLTER Parameters

eLTER Parameters:

Network Affiliation and Network Specific Information

Networks/Projects:

LTER
ERB Euro-Mediterranean Network of Experimental and Representative Basins
FutMon
ICP Forests (Level II)

LTER related

LTER Site Code:

LTER_EU_DE_019

LTER Site Classification/Category:

Master

Accreditation Status by LTER Member Network:

Accredited formal LTER facility

Protection Status and Resource Management

Natura 2000

75 - 100%

Management of Resources :

Yes

Management of Resources - Percent of Site:

75 - 100%

Management of Resources - Notes:

Near natural forest management according to Hessian silvicultural directive

Design and Scale of Site

Site Type (Spatial Design):

Complex Site

Scale of Observation:

entire catchment

Design of Observation:

mainly observation

Scale of Experiments:

catchment scale

Design of Experiments:

partly experimentation

Infrastructure

Value of the Infrastructure :

100-700 k

Infrastructure notes:

4 discharge weirs 2 intensive monitoring plots 1 open field site for meteorological and deposition measurements

Accessible All Year :

Yes

All parts of Site Accessible:

Yes

Access Type:

regular car

Permanent Power Supply:

Yes

Infrastructure:

Energy and data infrastructure › Data transmission › Data Transmission Type (within site) › Radio transmission system (repeaters, receivers, centralstation)
Energy and data infrastructure › Data transmission › Data Transmission Type (from Site) › GMS/UMTS
Supporting infrastructure › Lodging at site › No lodging possible
Supporting infrastructure › Staff room at site › 1 place
Supporting infrastructure › Transportation › Vehicle 2WD
Observation device › Temperature Controlled Container
Data infrastructure › Data storage › Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure › Data storage › Relational database
Data infrastructure › Data services › Other data services

Operation

Permanent Operation:

Yes

Site Visit Interval:

Every 14 days

Maintenance Interval: