Avdat (AVD) - Israel

Basic Information
Site Name
Avdat (AVD)
Short name
Avdat
Country
Israel
Web Address
LTER - ISRAEL
Site Manager
Arnon Karnieli
Site Description
The site established in 1958. We can still find in the site the remains of terraces from the Nabatean agriculture runoff. The main research topics that being studied in the site are: biodiversity, climate change, runoff hydrology
Last modified
2020-09-14 08:09:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1958
Observed properties
agricultural parameter
crop surface temperature
crop transpiration
atmospheric parameter
air humidity
air water vapour concentration
daylight length
diffuse radiation intensity
diffuse solar radiation intensity
direct radiation intensity
global radiation irradiance
heat flux
incoming radiation intensity
irradiance
long wave radiation
net solar radiation irradiance
plant carbon concentration
precipitation intensity
solar radiation
wind direction
wind direction (mean and gust)
wind speed
wind speed (mean and gust)
biological parameter
age class
change in population size over time
flowering date
plant development stage
population size
nutrient availability
soil gas flux
soil pH
soil salinity
soil solute amount
total carbon
total organic carbon
ecosystem parameter
bacillariophyceae species richness
benthic invertebrates abundance
birds abundance
birds presence
community composition
diversity index
ecosystem structure
floristic diversity
germination date
normalized vegetation index
plant species composition
species abundance
species composition
species group abundance
species list
species presence
species richness
vegetation layer composition
vegetation layer structure
vegetation layer type
abiotic heterogeneity
landscape parameter
land cover
land use
land use intensity
landscape composition
landscape configuration
landscape connectivity
landscape fragmentation
landscape metrics
patch density
patch size
soil parameter
soil evaporation
soil matrix water potential
soil matrix water pressure head
soil mobile water content
soil moisture content
soil moisture field capacity
soil profile water content
soil respiration
soil saturation index
soil solute amount
soil suction
soil temperature
soil texture
soil water content
soil water potential
soil water retention
Photos
Station 8 - 1960

Station 8 - 1960

Station 8 - 2020

Station 8 - 2020

Geographic
Size
50.00ha
Elevation (average)
570.00msl
Elevation (min)
400.00msl
Elevation (max)
600.00msl
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 Israel✔ (LTER_EU_IL_002)This site is a verified "LTER Israel" member.
Projects
eLTER catalogue
eLTER (H2020)
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Site information [.json]

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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Desert
Ecosystem and Land Use
Agricultural
Desert
Deserts and xeric shrublands
EUNIS habitat
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Inland cliffs, rock pavements and outcrops (H3)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Inland cliffs, rock pavements and outcrops (H3) » Almost bare rock pavements, including limestone pavements (H3.5)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
30.00°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum)
5.00°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum)
32.00°C
Precipitation Annual
90.00mm
Precipitation Maximum Monthly
40.00mm
Precipitation Minimum Monthly
0.00mm
Geology
Rocky slopes and Loess surface, seasonal streams and ancient agricultural terraces
Vegetation
The typical vegetation in the site are dry warbler scrub land, that rolled by: Haloxylon scoparium in the field, Artemisia sieberi and Zygophyllum dumosum in the slopes. also in the site exists a rich variety of annual vegetation in the winter
Soils
Are airborne soils results from dust accumulation that form Loess soils.
Hydrology
Rainfall and runoff depended ecosystem. The rocks are runoff source while soil patches are sink for runoff water.
Site Type
Stationary terrestrial site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
partly observation
Scale of Observation
sub-catchment within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Energy and data infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » More than 100 kW
Energy and data infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Telephone line
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Satellite
Observation device » Measurement tower » No tower on site
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » > 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Equipment notes
Building with electricity and water
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
paved road
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
7
Maintenance Interval
7
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources
2 dataset(s) in total:
Avdat LTER_EU_IL_002 - Climate impact - Aerosol data (1998-2017)
Avdat LTER_EU_IL_002 - Meteorology Data (2008-2018)
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.