Coweeta LTER - United States of America

Basic Information
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Site Name
Coweeta LTER
Short name
CWT
Country
United States of America
Web Address
http://www.coweeta.uga.edu
Operating Organisation
USDA Forest Service Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory
Site Manager
Jason Love
Site Description
The majority of research is conducted within the US Forest Service Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory located in the Nantahala Mountain Range of western North Carolina, USA, within the Blue Ridge Physiographic Province. The site is part of the Upper Little Tennessee River Watershed Basin.
Last modified
2021-03-11 09:03:11

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1980
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
US LTER✔ (LTER_NAM_US_32)This site is a verified "US LTER" member.
Photos
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 35.04826 Longitude: -83.45428

Size
ca. 2185.00ha
Elevation (average)
1142.00msl
Elevation (min)
685.00msl
Elevation (max)
1600.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
12.90°C
Precipitation Annual
1816.00mm
Landforms
Basin
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » > 5 places
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
General Data Policy
The data provider is given and agrees to a statement of uses to which the dataset will be put
Data Policy URL
http://coweeta.uga.edu/informationmanagement
LTER Site Classification
Master