Brasschaat (De Inslag Forest)

Fluxnet Information
Site Name:	Brasschaat (De Inslag Forest)
Description:	20 km NNE of Antwerp, planted stand with traditional forest management, all undergrowth was completely removed in 1993
Status:	Active, core measurements presently being made
Country:	Belgium
Fluxnet Site Code:	BE-Bra

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Location

Location Information
Country:	Belgium
Coordinates: (Lat, Long)	51.3092, 4.5206

PI Info

Investigator Information
Investigator:	Reinhart Ceulemans (Website) reinhart.ceulemans@ua.ac.be University of Antwerpen Department of Biology Universiteitsplein 1 Wilrijk, Belgium B-2610 32 3 820 2256
Investigator:	Arnaud Carrara arnaud@ceam.es Fundacion CEAM Parque Tecnologico 14 Calle Charles Darwin Paterna (Valencia), Spain 46980 (+34) 961 31 82 27
Investigator:	Ivan Janssens ivan.janssens@ua.ac.be University of Antwerpen Department of Biology Universiteitsplein 1 Wilrijk, Belgium B-2610

Affiliations

Affiliation Information
Affiliation Name:	IMECC
Affiliation ID:	BE-Bra
Affiliation Site Page:	http://gaia.agraria.unitus.it/home/sites-list
Affiliation Name:	EuroFlux
Affiliation Name:	CarboEurope
Affiliation ID:	BE-Bra
Affiliation Site Page:	http://gaia.agraria.unitus.it/newtcdc2/IMECC-TCDC_home/Sites_im.aspx#
Affiliation Name:	MARCONI

Data

FLUXNET Determined Variables
Repository

FLUXNET Determined Variables

Site Information
GTOPO30 Elevation:	15m
IGBP Land Use:	Mixed Forests
UMD Land Use:	Mixed Forests
NPP Land Cover:	Deciduous Broadleaf Vegetation
KGCC:	Cfb - Warm temperate fully humid with warm summer
LAI F/PAR Land Use:	Deciduous Broadleaf Forest
Investigator Provided Vegetation Type:	Mixed forest
Tower Height:	39m
Plant Functional Type:	Deciduous Broadleaf Trees

Repository

Data Repository Information
Data Collection Timeframe:	1997-2011
MARCONI:	http://daac.ornl.gov/cgi-bin/dsviewer.pl?ds_id=811
IMECC:	http://gaia.agraria.unitus.it/

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Links to Additional Site Related Information
MODIS Visualization:	http://daac.ornl.gov/cgi-bin/MODIS/GR_col5_1/siteselection.pl?now3=get_site_table_2&siteid=47
External Web Site:	http://gaia.agraria.unitus.it/home/sites-list
FTP Data Access:	http://gaia.agraria.unitus.it/database/
Network Data Access:	http://gaia.agraria.unitus.it/database/
Gap-filled Marconi Collection (Historical):	ftp://daac.ornl.gov/data/fluxnet/gap_filled_marconi/

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Investigator Information
Investigator:	Reinhart Ceulemans (Website) reinhart.ceulemans@ua.ac.be University of Antwerpen Department of Biology Universiteitsplein 1 Wilrijk, Belgium B-2610 32 3 820 2256
Investigator:	Arnaud Carrara arnaud@ceam.es Fundacion CEAM Parque Tecnologico 14 Calle Charles Darwin Paterna (Valencia), Spain 46980 (+34) 961 31 82 27
Investigator:	Ivan Janssens ivan.janssens@ua.ac.be University of Antwerpen Department of Biology Universiteitsplein 1 Wilrijk, Belgium B-2610

Location Information
Country:	Belgium
Coordinates: (Lat, Long)	51.3092, 4.5206

Affiliation Information
Affiliation Name:	IMECC
Affiliation ID:	BE-Bra
Affiliation Site Page:	http://gaia.agraria.unitus.it/home/sites-list
Affiliation Name:	EuroFlux
Affiliation Name:	CarboEurope
Affiliation ID:	BE-Bra
Affiliation Site Page:	http://gaia.agraria.unitus.it/newtcdc2/IMECC-TCDC_home/Sites_im.aspx#
Affiliation Name:	MARCONI

Site Information
GTOPO30 Elevation:	15m
IGBP Land Use:	Mixed Forests
UMD Land Use:	Mixed Forests
NPP Land Cover:	Deciduous Broadleaf Vegetation
KGCC:	Cfb - Warm temperate fully humid with warm summer
LAI F/PAR Land Use:	Deciduous Broadleaf Forest
Investigator Provided Vegetation Type:	Mixed forest
Tower Height:	39m
Plant Functional Type:	Deciduous Broadleaf Trees

Data Repository Information
Data Collection Timeframe:	1997-2011
MARCONI:	http://daac.ornl.gov/cgi-bin/dsviewer.pl?ds_id=811
IMECC:	http://gaia.agraria.unitus.it/

Links to Additional Site Related Information
MODIS Visualization:	http://daac.ornl.gov/cgi-bin/MODIS/GR_col5_1/siteselection.pl?now3=get_site_table_2&siteid=47
External Web Site:	http://gaia.agraria.unitus.it/home/sites-list
FTP Data Access:	http://gaia.agraria.unitus.it/database/
Network Data Access:	http://gaia.agraria.unitus.it/database/
Gap-filled Marconi Collection (Historical):	ftp://daac.ornl.gov/data/fluxnet/gap_filled_marconi/

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Site Related Bibliography

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Sulkava M, LUYSSAERT SEBASTIAAN, ZAEHLE SÖNKE, Papale D. 2011. Assessing and improving the representativeness of monitoring networks: The European flux tower network example. Journal of Geophysical Research. 116

Bonan GB, Lawrence PJ, Oleson KW, Levis S, Jung M, Reichstein M, Lawrence DM, Swenson SC. 2011. Improving canopy processes in the Community Land Model version 4 (CLM4) using global flux fields empirically inferred from FLUXNET data. Journal of Geophysical Research. 116(G2)

Smith P, Lanigan G, Kutsch WL, Buchmann N, Eugster W, Aubinet M, Ceschia E, Béziat P, Yeluripati JB, Osborne B. 2010. Measurements necessary for assessing the net ecosystem carbon budget of croplands. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 139(3):302-315.

Carvalhais N, Reichstein M, Collatz GJ, Mahecha MD, Migliavacca M, Neigh CS, Tomelleri E, Benali AA, Papale D, Seixas J. 2010. Deciphering the components of regional net ecosystem fluxes following a bottom-up approach for the Iberian Peninsula. Biogeosciences Discussions. 7(3):4801-4855.

Mahecha MD, Reichstein M, Carvalhais N, Lasslop G, Lange H, Seneviratne SI, Vargas R, AMMANN C, Arain MA, CESCATTI A et al.. 2010. Global Convergence in the Temperature Sensitivity of Respiration at Ecosystem Level. Science. 329(5993):838-840.

Verstraeten WW, Veroustraete F, Wagner W. 2010. Greenhouse Gas Inventories Remotely sensed soil moisture integration in an ecosystem carbon flux model. The spatial implication. :117-136.

Göckede M, Foken T, Aubinet M, Aurela M, Banza J, Bernhofer C, Bonnefond JM, Brunet Y, Carrara A, Clement R et al.. 2008. Quality control of CarboEurope flux data – Part 1: Coupling footprint analyses with flux data quality assessment to evaluate sites in forest ecosystems. Biogeosciences. 5(2):433-450.

MOUREAUX C, Bodson B, Aubinet M. 2008. Mesure des flux de CO2 et bilan carboné de grandes cultures : Etat de la question et méthodologie. Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement (BASE). 12(3):303-315.

Granier A, Reichstein M, BREDA N, JANSSENS I, FALGE E, Ciais P, GRUNWALD T, Aubinet M, Berbigier P, Bernhofer C. 2007. Evidence for soil water control on carbon and water dynamics in European forests during the extremely dry year: 2003. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 143(1-2):123-145.