Kaarvatn - Norway

Basic Information
Site Name
Kaarvatn
Short name
Kaarvatn
Country
Norway
Site Manager
Kjetil Torseth
Site Description
long-term monitoring site for air quality and long-range transported pollutants in Western Norway, located in a valley of mixed forest and grassland, surrounded by steep mountains
Relationships to other sites
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Last modified
2023-07-24 14:07:03

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1978
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ICP Forests✔ (55_12)This site is a verified "ICP Forests" member.
European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP)✖The affiliation of this site with "European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP)" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
LTER Norway✖ (LTER_EU_NO_010)The affiliation of this site with "LTER Norway" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Projects
OSPAR
ICP Forests (Level II)
ICP Waters
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 62.7833 Longitude: 8.88333

Size
ca. 2500.00ha
Elevation (average)
280.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Biome
Alpine
Biogeographical Region
Alpine Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
0.30°C
Precipitation Annual
1210.80mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Permanent Operation
No
LTER Site Classification
Regular
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.