VLIZ Thornton Buoy - Belgium

Basic Information
Site Name
VLIZ Thornton Buoy
Short name
VLIZ Buoy
Country
Belgium
Web Address
http://www.vliz.be
Operating Organisation
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
Site Manager
Dre Cattrijsse
Site Description
The site consists of a marine databuoy equipped with a suite of sensors that monitor water quality parameters and acoustic receivers for the detection of Porpoises and tagged fish. The buoy is moored near an offshore windmill farm, approx. 30km off the coast on the Belgian Continental Shelf.
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Last modified
2023-07-25 08:07:13

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2015
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER Belgium✔ (LTER_EU_BE_10_001)This site is a verified "LTER Belgium" member.
ICOS✖ (http://meta.icos-cp.eu/resources/stations/OS_1199)The affiliation of this site with "ICOS" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Lifewatch✖ (https://www.lifewatch.be/en/sensors)The affiliation of this site with "Lifewatch" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Photos
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 51.58 Longitude: 2.9955

Size
ca. 0.00ha
Elevation (average)
0.00msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
0.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Marine
Coastal
Biome
Marine
Ecosystem Type
Marine
Temperate shelfs and seas
EUNIS habitat
Marine habitats (A)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
12.00°C
Precipitation Annual
800.00mm
Site Type
Buoy(s)
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Observation devices » Marine Platform
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Other transmission types
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » Less than 1 kW
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
boat
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
LTER Site Classification
Master
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.