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Kenttarova

Standing amid a forest of Norway spruce is ICOS station Kenttärova, an ecosystem station situated in northern Finland, 170 km north of the Arctic Circle.
Finland
347 m
Altitude
-1.4 °C
Mean annual temperature
484.0 mm
Mean annual precipitation
Subarctic (Dfc)
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FI-Ken
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2021-05-25
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The Kenttarova ecosystem station (ICOS code FI-Ken) is situated in northern Finland 170 km north of the Arctic Circle, in the vicinity of the Pallas Global Atmosphere Watch station. Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H.Karst.) is the dominant tree species in the Kenttarova forest (Hylocomium-Myrtillus type). The main species of the ground floor are Vaccinium myrtillus L., Empetrum nigrum L., Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. and the forest mosses Pleurozium schreberi (Willd. ex Brid.) Mitt., Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Schimp. and Dicranum polysetum Sw.. The soil type at the site is podzolic till.
Subarctic (Dfc)
Evergreen Needleleaf Forests
-1.4 °C
484.0 mm
67.98721, 24.24301
347 m
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Current staff

Name Role (ICOS vocabulary) Start date
Hermanni Aaltonen Researcher 2023-10-01
Mika Aurela Principal Investigator 2022-02-08
Juha Hatakka Data Manager 2019-12-12
Juuso Rainne Engineer 2020-09-21
Sami Suopajärvi Engineer 2022-01-01
Samu Varjonen Data Manager 2024-01-01

Former staff

Name Role (ICOS vocabulary) Start date End date
Mika Aurela Researcher 2019-12-12 2022-02-07
Tuomas Laurila Principal Investigator 2016-11-23 2022-02-07