VLIZ Marine Observatory - Belgium

Basic Information
Site Name
VLIZ Marine Observatory
Short name
Marine Observatory
Country
Belgium
Web Address
http://www.vliz.be
Operating Organisation
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
Site Manager
Klaas Deneudt
Site Description
To support the marine biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics research community in Belgium, the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) has set up a local marine biodiversity observatory.
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Last modified
2023-07-25 08:07:18

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2012
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_003)This site is a verified "LTER Belgium" member.
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: 51.464833 Longitude: 2.704444

Size
ca. 345400.00ha
Elevation (average)
0.00msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
6.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Marine
Coastal
Biome
Marine
Ecosystem Type
Marine
Temperate shelfs and seas
EUNIS habitat
Coastal habitats (B)
Marine habitats (A)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
10.50°C
Precipitation Annual
852.40mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Satellite
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Satellite
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Radio transmission system (repeaters, receivers, centralstation)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » All over site/catchment
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
boat
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
1
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.