Muntatschinig/Monteschino - Italy

Basic Information
Site Name
Muntatschinig/Monteschino
Short name
Monteschino
Country
Italy
Web Address
http://www.lteritalia.it/it/siti/muntatschinigmonteschino
http://lter.eurac.edu/en/standorte/Pages/muntatschinig.aspx
Parent Site Name
IT25 - Val Mazia/Matschertal - Italy
Site Manager
Georg Niedrist
Site Description
Muntatschinig (Monteschino) is a 25m x 15m grassland site (managed meadow) on 1480m. The site was first established in 2008 as a weather station and is still the most extensive of the four sites. In 2010 the University of Innsbruck installed an eddy covariance station. Nine automatic lysimeters were added to measure evapotranspiration and water use efficiency. Since 2012 a rain-out shelter system has been used for simulating spring and summer droughts. This site is one of the sites along the elevation transect used for grassland transplantation experiments.
Last modified
2020-06-29 10:06:38

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General Characteristics, Purpose, History
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2008
Purpose
drought experiments, monitoring of gas fluxes, monitoring of climate
Research Topics
ecology
plant ecology
meteorology
climatology
agriculture
Parameters
agricultural parameter
atmospheric parameter
atmospheric parameter » atmospheric pressure
atmospheric parameter » precipitation intensity
chemical parameter » soil pH
soil parameter
soil parameter » carbon-to-nitrogen ratio
soil parameter » soil texture
Photos
not defined

not defined

Geographic
Size
0.04ha
Elevation (average)
1480.00msl
Elevation (min)
1480.00msl
Elevation (max)
1480.00msl
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 Italia (Italy)✔ (LTER_EU_IT_098)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Alpine
Ecosystem and Land Use
Grasslands
Biogeographical Region
Alpine Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
5.60°C
Precipitation Annual
525.00mm
EUNIS habitat
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Mesic grasslands (E2)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Mesic grasslands (E2) » Mountain hay meadows (E2.3)
Site Type (Spatial Design)
Simple Site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Infrastructure
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Energy and data infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from Site) » GMS/UMTS
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Power Supply
No
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
1
Maintenance Interval
15
General Data Policy
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
Data Storage Location
not applicable
Data Services
Web Catalog Service (CSW)
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources
1 dataset(s) in total:
IT25 - Val Mazia/Matschertal - Italy: Species trait data from 16 taxonomic groups from dry pastures, hay meadows and Larch forests (2016)
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.