Krofdorf - Germany

Basic Information
Site Name
Krofdorf
Short name
DE-19-KD
Country
Germany
Web Address
http://www.nw-fva.de/index.php?id=512
Site Manager
Henning Meesenburg
Funding Agency
Northwest German Forest Research Institute
Site Description
Krofdorf Forest hydrological research area 4 catchments: A1 (9 ha), A2 (20 ha), B1 (11 ha), B2 (14 ha)
Last modified
2021-12-03 05:12:54

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1970
Observed properties
Photos
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Geographic
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Size
54.00ha
Elevation (average)
280.00msl
Elevation (min)
233.00msl
Elevation (max)
336.00msl
Related location(s)
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
ICP Forests✔ (4_609)This site is a verified "ICP Forests" member.
LTER-D (Germany)✔ (LTER_EU_DE_019)This site is a verified "LTER-D (Germany)" member.
Projects
FutMon
ICP Forests (Level II)
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Site information [.json]

Centroid coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Rivers
Large river headwaters
Biogeographical Region
Continental Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1) » Beech woodland (G1.6)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
9.40°C
Precipitation Annual
700.00mm
Geology
Shale, greywacke
Vegetation
European beech forest
Soils
Brown earth, lessivated brown earth, Pseudogley; WRB classification: Cutanic, Stagnic Luvisol
Hydrology
Porous aquifer over dense impermeable schistous rock
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
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) » Radio transmission system (repeaters, receivers, centralstation)
Observation devices » Temperature Controlled Container
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 1 place
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Equipment 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 Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
14
Maintenance Interval
14
General Data Policy
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
The opportunity to review the results based on the dataset
Reprints of articles using the dataset must be provided to the data provider
Data Policy URL
http://www.icp-forests.org/pdf/FINAL_part1.pdf
LTER Site Classification
Master
Related Resources
1 dataset(s) in total:
Krofdorf, biodiversity, 2009-2019
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.