Sodankylä forest (ICOS tower)
Coordinates: N67°21.708', E26°38.29' Altitude (m.a.s.l): 179 Ecosystem type: Scots pine forest; Uliginosum-Vaccinium-Empetrum (UVET) type Networks: ICOS Class I ecosystem site, CryoNet station of GCW, Field Observatory Site Station web-page: Sodankylä Arctic Research Centre
Observations
CO₂ flux (EC at 22.5 m since 09/2018)
CO₂ and CH₄ concentration (1, 3, 7, 10, 14, 19, 25 since 10/2018)
T and RH (1, 3, 7, 10, 14, 19, 25 since 10/2018)
CO₂ flux (automatic chamber, forest floor since 5/2020, growing season)
Supporting environmental data: Air temperature + humidity, soil temperature, soil heat flux, soil moisture, PPFD, global radiation, albedo, net radiation, boundary layer Doppler-lidar.
Climatology
Climate data point: FMISID: 101932, WMO: 02836 Climate normal period: 1991-2020 Average temperature (°C): 0.3 Annual precipitation (mm): 543 Average snow depth at mid-March (cm): 75 Median snow cover start date: Sep 26 Median snow cover end date: May 14
Environment
Vegetation type: Pinus sylvestris; forest floor: e.g. lichens, mosses and small shrubs Mean vegetation height (m): 12 Max projected LAI: 1.2 Soil type: Sandy Podzol Stand volume (m³ ha⁻¹): - Tree density (ha⁻¹): 2100 Tree age (years): 60-160
20.6.2024