Birkenes - Norway

Basic Information
Site Name
Birkenes
Short name
Birkenes
Country
Norway
Site Manager
Kjetil Torseth
Site Description
long-term monitoring of air quality, located in southeastern Norway, in a landscape of rolling hills with mixed forests, grasslands, lakes and some marginal agriculture.
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Last modified
2023-07-24 02:07:16

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1971
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
WMO Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW)✖The affiliation of this site with "WMO Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW)" is not verified.
ICP Forests✖The affiliation of this site with "ICP Forests" is not verified.
ICOS✖ (http://meta.icos-cp.eu/resources/stations/AS_BIR)The affiliation of this site with "ICOS" is not verified.
European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP)✖The affiliation of this site with "European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP)" is not verified.
LTER Norway✖ (LTER_EU_NO_003)The affiliation of this site with "LTER Norway" is not verified.
Projects
ICP Forests (Level II)
ICP Waters
Photos
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Geographic
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Elevation (average)
190.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Biome
Taiga
Biogeographical Region
Boreal Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
5.45°C
Precipitation Annual
1311.40mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Permanent Operation
No
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related External Resources
There is a total of 1 datasets for this site available on the eLTER Digital Asset Register (DAR). Click here to get an overview of these datasets.
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.