North Temperate Lakes LTER - United States of America

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Site Name
North Temperate Lakes LTER
Short name
NTL LTER
Country
United States of America
Web Address
http://lter.limnology.wisc.edu/
Site Manager
Emily Stanley
Site Description
Our primary study sites include a set of seven northern Wisconsin and four southern Wisconsin lakes and their surrounding landscapes. The project, which started in 1981, is administered by the Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Last modified
2020-12-18 10:12:09

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1981
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
US LTER✔ (LTER-NAM-US-27)This site is a verified "US LTER" member.
Photos
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 43.298 Longitude: -89.325

Size
ca. 10000.00ha
Elevation (average)
350.00msl
Elevation (min)
200.00msl
Elevation (max)
500.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water lakes
Biome
Fresh Water Lakes
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
Large lakes
Small lakes
Fresh Water Rivers
Small rivers
Air Temperature: Average Annual
4.31°C
Precipitation Annual
811.00mm
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
sub-catchment within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
boat
Permanent Operation
Yes
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
Reprints of articles using the dataset must be provided to the data provider
LTER Site Classification
not applicable