Mountain catchment - Czechia

Basic Information
Site Name
Mountain catchment
Short name
Mountain catchment
Country
Czechia
Web Address
http://www.lter.cz/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=28…
Operating Organisation
Krkonose National Park Administration
Forests of the Czech Republic, state enterprise
Institute of Hydrodynamics, Czech Academy of Sciences
Site Manager
Miroslav Tesar
Funding Agency
Czech Science Foundation (GACR)
Site Description
The catchment of the Modrý Potok stream belongs to the network of 14 small catchments (GEOMON), where effects of the changing environment (acidification, eutrophication, global change) on catchment biogeochemistry are studied. The catchment represents unique alpine ecosystem (alpine meadows with limited forest cover). Similarly to the rest of the Czech Republic, a marked decrease in acid deposition has been observed since the 1980s. The measured precipitation chemistry revealed the decrease in sulphur deposition by 80% and moderate decrease in nitrogen deposition (by 50%) since 1994. The decline in acid deposition was caused by reductions of SO2, NOx, and NH3 emissions from heavy industry and thermal power plants ...
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Last modified
2021-11-23 11:11:15

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1994
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
CZ-LTER✔ (LTER_EU_CZ_011)This site is a verified "CZ-LTER" member.
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
EuroMAB✖The affiliation of this site with "EuroMAB" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Projects
Natura 2000
Photos
not defined
not defined
Geographic
500 m
1000 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7148 Longitude: 15.7041

Size
ca. 220.00ha
Elevation (average)
1140.00msl
Elevation (min)
886.00msl
Elevation (max)
1380.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Alpine
Ecosystem Type
Grasslands
Rivers
Tundra
Biogeographical Region
Continental Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Inland surface waters (C)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
4.50°C
Precipitation Annual
1261.00mm
Geology
Mica schist
Soils
Ferro-humic Podzol Spodo-dystric Cambisol
Hydrology
Elbe river
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
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial database (GIS)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » No data transmission from site
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Observation devices » Measurement tower » No tower on site
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » Unknown number of beds
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » Unknown number of places
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Snow mobile
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
14
General Data Policy
Legal permission for dataset use is obtained
LTER Site Classification
Regular
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

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