Israel
North Negev
Latitude 31 20' N; Longitude 35 00' E
Elevation [m a.s.l.]: 680 m
Topography: hilly
Colocated station:
Site ID: IS1
Israel
Established in April 2000
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Location Israel North Negev Latitude 31 20' N; Longitude 35 00' E Elevation [m a.s.l.]: 680 m Topography: hilly Colocated station: |
Key investigator |
| Vegetation and stand characteristics |  |
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| Climate | ||
| Soil | ||
| Facilities | ||
| Data available | ||
| Projects within CarboEurope |
Vegetation and stand characteristics
Harwood
| Dominant species | Pinus halepensis |
| Other tree species | |
| Understorey | no |
| Link to Kyoto Protocol? | Plantation, Kyoto 3.3 |
| Chronosequence? | |
| Stand age in 2000 [years] | 35 (oldest part) |
| Canopy height in 2000 [m] | 12 |
| Stem diameter at breast height [cm] | |
| Stem density in 2000 [# / ha] | 400 |
| Leaf area index in 2000 [m2 / m2] | 2.5 |
| Wood increment in 2000 [m3 / ha / a] |
Climate
mediterranean/montane
| Annual precipitation [mm] | 275 |
| Annual mean air temperature [°C] | 22 |
| Nitrogen deposition [kg N / ha / a] |
| Soil type | Rendzina |
| Parent material | |
| Soil texture | |
| Soil depth | 40-200 cm |
| Eddy covariance tower type | crane |
| Tower height [m] | 14 |
| Measurement height [m] | 18 |
| Electricity | yes |
| Telephone/modem | yes |
| Cottage | cabin |
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| CANOPY FLUX DENSITY | |
| carbon dioxide | since 2000 |
| sensible heat | since 2000 |
| latent heat | since 2000 |
| water vapour | since 2000 |
| momentum | since 2000 |
| tree transpiration | since 2000 |
| STORAGE FLUXES | |
| canopy heat storage | no |
| CO2 storage in canopy air layer | no |
| Latent heat in canopy air layer | no |
| heat storage in canopy air layer | no |
| SOIL FLUXES | |
| soil heat flux density | since 2000 |
| carbon dioxide flux density | since 2000 |
| soil evaporation | no |
| METEOROLOGY | |
| reflected radiation | no |
| global radiation | no |
| net radiation | since 2000 |
| diffuse radiation | no |
| photosynthetic photon flux density | since 2000 |
| light interception | no |
| air temperature | since 2000 |
| pressure | since 2000 |
| canopy radiative temperature | no |
| bole temperature | no |
| soil temperature 5 cm | since 2000 |
| soil temperature 30 cm | no |
| relative humidity | since 2000 |
| Wind direction | since 2000 |
| Wind horizontal speed | since 2000 |
| atmosphere stability parameter | since 2000 |
| carbon dioxide concentration | since 2000 |
| Water vapour concentration | since 2000 |
| HYDROLOGY | |
| precipitation | since 2000 |
| stemflow | since 2000 |
| throughfall | since 2000 |
| snow depth | not relevant |
| soil water content 0-30 cm | since 2000 |
| soil water content 40-70 cm | since 2000 |
| soil water content 80-110 cm | since 2000 |
| BIOLOGY and PHYSIOLOGY | |
| photosynthetic max capacity | since 2000 |
| leaf stomatal conductance | planned |
| leaf dark respiration | planned |
| bole respiration | planned |
| leaf nitrogen pool | planned |
| leaf nitrogen concentration | planned |
| pre-dawn water potential | planned |
| STRUCTURE and BIOMASS | |
| wood biomass | planned |
| standing leafbiomass | planned |
| wood increment | since 2000 |
| annual fine roots production | planned |
| annual leaf litter production | planned |
| litter leaf C/N | since 2000 |
| specific leaf weight | planned |
| leaf area index | since 2000 |
| leaf area index density | no |
| stem area index | no |
| canopy height | since 2000 |
| trees age | since 2000 |
| trees density | since 2000 |
| species composition | not relevant |
| species phenology | no |
| SOIL PHYSICS and CHEMISTRY | |
| soil profile description | planned |
| total soil carbon | planned |
| total soil nitrogen | planned |
| soil bulk density | planned |
| pH | planned |
| retention curve field capacity | planned |
| OTHER PARAMETERS | |
| isotopes | air, soil, canopy: 13C, 18O |
| other parameters | long wave radiation field inside and above canopy, irrigation treatments |
| external data | C-pools? |
Projects within CarboEurope:
CARBOEUROFLUX