Zackenberg Fen - Greenland

This record has been created automatically using information from the ICOS station catalogue.
Basic Information
Site Name
Zackenberg Fen
Country
Greenland
Site Description
The station Zackenberg, is located in central Northeast Greenland within the area of Greenland National Park. From the west, north and east valley is surrounded by mountains (>1000 m a.s.l.) and the southern margin is set by the Young Sund fjord. Study site is characterized by high arctic climate conditions, the ground is covered by snow for about 236 days per year. Study area is underlain by continuous permafrost with active layer depth reaching ca. 0.85 m, increasing by ca. 0.01 m every year (Lund et al. 2014). The length of the growing season is highly variable and dependent on the day of the snowmelt. The peak of vegetation greenness generally takes place in late July/early August and the end of the growing season usually occurs in early September.
Last modified
2024-09-12 10:09:06

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Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ICOS (https://meta.icos-cp.eu/resources/stations/ES_GL-ZaF)This site is a verified "ICOS" member.
Geographic
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 74.48152 Longitude: -20.555773

Elevation (average)
38.00msl
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