Parent institution: Technical University of Denmark
Active since 2012
Active through April-August
Nørgaard Mikkelsen, Teis
email: temi@env.dtu.dk
FACE system in DTU-Risø FACE is designed as movable octagon scaffolds (8 x 30 m2) surrounding the study plots in an agricultural field with gas-fumigation of plants by CO2. This is used for simulating future atmospheric CO2 increment in 4 out of the 8 octagons. CO2 concentrations can be individually controlled in the 4 CO2 octagons. 4 octagons are furthermore used as control. CO2 is usually added during daytime and soil temperature treatments can be manipulated with two systems: 1) Night time warming - aluminium curtains reflect IR during the night, and 2) Diel warming - heat pump technology for increasing and decreasing temperature. This method is going to be developed in the project.
Country: Denmark
Latitude: 55.68494444
Longitude: 12.08491667
Nearest town: Roskilde
Distance from neaerst town: 6 km
Climate change and managing effects on crops, natural ecosystems and bioenergy crops and feedbacks to the atmosphere.
We can study short- and long-term effects of climate change on crops, natural meadow ecosystem as well as bioenergy crops. We can also study feedbacks from the ecosystems back to the atmosphere. FACE systems are rare in general, but the combination with two different soil warming technologies makes this setup unique.
FACE, our capacity is 30m2 in each of 4 replicates. This number limits the capacity per season.
A Phytotron
Experiments duration: Months, Decades, Years;
Total area: 18000 m²
Short Rotation Bioenergy Coppices (SRBC) area is only partly available for local manipulationAvailable area: 20000 m²
unit size: 30 m²
It is highly variable. 30 m2 refers to FACE systemReplicates number: 4
With respect to the FACE systemAgriculture - Forest - Meadows (dry and wet) - Salt march
FACE In preparation: Soil Warming
Electricity available on site.
Years measured: 50
Mean Temperature: 8 °C
February Mean Temperature: 0 °C
July Mean Temperature: 16 °C
Mean Annual Speed: 4.3 m/s
Max. Annual Speed: m/s
Dominant Direction: West
Precipitation type: Both;
Total annual precipitation: 682 mm
Mean snow cover duration: 0 days
| Variable | Ecosystem | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CO2 | Agrosystem | Active |
| Warming | Agrosystem | Planned |
| CO2 | Grassland | Active |
| Warming | Grassland | Planned |
| CO2 | Shrubland | Active |
Up to 2 people
No on-site staff.
No visitors allowed.
No beds on site
Showers on site
No laundry on site