This record has been created automatically using information from the ICOS station catalogue.
Basic Information
Site Name
Gebesee
Country
Germany
Site Description
The station Gebesee (ICOS code DE-Geb) is located near Gebesee ca. 20 km northwest of Erfurt in the Thuringian Plain, Germany. The site is an agricultural site with crop rotation since 2001 (when the eddy flux measurements started) included winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.), rape (Brassica napus L.), winter barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.), peppermint (Mentha × piperita L.), durum (Triticum durum DESF.), and spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The soil is classified as Chernozem (FAO) with a silty clay loam texture (~30 % clay) and granular structure.