Focus

Italy: Torgnon-2 (IT-TrF)

Latitude: 45.8238
Longitude: 7.561

Network: CarboEurope IP
Principal investigator: Marta Galvagno
PI-affiliated institution: Environmental Protection Agency of Aosta Valley (ARPA VDA)
Primary IGBP ecosystem type: Deciduous Needleleaf Forests
Dominant plant functional type: Deciduous Needleleaf trees
Recent and historic disturbance and management events that may affect this site:
- Undisturbed: No disturbance or management has occurred on the site.
Flux data collection:
- Start date: January 2010
- End date: Ongoing
Flux methods:
- Eddy covariance
Optical data collection:
- Start date: May 2012
- End date: Ongoing
Data collection period: Continuous operation: Variable collected continuously with the reported method.
Data scale: Canopy, Stand
Collection methods: Tower
Types of data collected: Albedo (CNR4 (Kipp & Zonen)), fAPAR (LI-190 (LI-COR) above and below canopy), NDVI (Decagon (SRS), Cropscan, Skye), PAR (LI-190 (LI-COR)), PRI (Decagon (SRS), Cropscan, Skye), PYR (LI-190 (LI-COR)), Webcam (Nikon (RGB), Stardot (NIR+RGB)), sapflow
Publications

- Migliavacca, M., Cremonese, E., Colombo, R., Busetto, L., Galvagno, M., Ganis, L., ... & Morra Di Cella, U. M. (2008). European larch phenology in the Alps: can we grasp the role of ecological factors by combining field observations and inverse modelling?. International journal of biometeorology, 52(7), 587-605.