Aamotsdalen - Norway

Basic Information
Site Name
Aamotsdalen
Short name
Aamotsdalen
Country
Norway
Site Manager
Erik Framstad
Site Description
terrestrial ecosystems monitoring site located in steep mountain valley in north boreal mountain birch forest and low alpine vegetation zones
Last modified
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 - 09:28
General Characteristics, Purpose, History
Site Status
existing
Year Established
1991
Purpose
monitoring of long-term changes in biodiversity components (ground vegetation, epiphytes, small mammals, birds) in response to natural dynamics, long-range pollution, climate
Research Topics
ecology
community ecology
population ecology
terrestrial ecology
Geographic
Size
9000.00ha
Elevation (average)
910.00msl
Elevation (min)
690.00msl
Elevation (max)
1390.00msl
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER Norway✔ (LTER_EU_NO_002)This site is a verified "LTER Norway" member.
Projects
Norwegian Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring
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Centroid coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Alpine
Ecosystem and Land Use
Alpine
Forest
Boreal forests/taiga
Tundra
Biogeographical Region
Alpine Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
-0.06°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum)
-8.20°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum)
9.30°C
Precipitation Annual
912.42mm
Precipitation Maximum Monthly
100.40mm
Precipitation Minimum Monthly
50.11mm
EUNIS habitat
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F)
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F) » Arctic, alpine and subalpine scrub (F2)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland (G4)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland (G4) » Mixed taiga woodland with birch (G4.2)
Site Type (Spatial Design)
Simple Site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Infrastructure notes
there is no allocated infrastructure of any kind
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Permanent Power Supply
No
Permanent Operation
No
Operation Notes
sampling is conducted annually (for fauna), every 5 yrs for vegetation and epiphytes
Data Storage Location
Distributed within institution
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

You can also download the entire climate scenario dataset for this site from the EUDAT B2SHARE data store.