GeoBasis Nuuk - Automatic photo monitoring - K1

The automatic camera K1 is placed 300 m.a.s.l. at the mountain South of the fen close to the M300 station (Meteorology). The photos cover the fen, the outer part of the Kobbefjord valley and the very end of the fjord. Photos are captured once a day from October to March (13.00, WGWT) and three times a day from March-October (10.00, 13.00 and 16.00, WGWT). Camera was repositioned in 2009. Systems used: 2007-2011: HP Photosmart E427 6.9 mm camera, Time Guard timer, EL11, 2011-2013: Canon EOS camera, triggerbox, 2013-: Canon EOS camera, triggerbox controlled by CamBoxControl. Please contact the GeoBasis Nuuk manager for the photos. Automatic photo monitoring:Automatic photo monitoring GeoBasis Nuuk:The GeoBasis monitoring programme focuses on selected abiotic characteristics in order to describe the state of Greenlandic terrestrial environments and their potential feedback effects in a changing climate. Monitored plot data is up-scaled to a landscape level and is used to improve ecosystem models to be able to quantify these feedback mechanisms. The GeoBasis programme provides an active response to recommendations in international assessments such as ACIA and SWIPA; and is continuously being adapted based on AMAP and other international founded recommendations. Furthermore, the GeoBasis programme is directly involved in several international networks and research projects (e.g. the Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) programme, the Nordic Centre of Excellence DEFROST, the Danish Centre of Excellence CENPERM, the EU-projects PAGE21 and INTERACT, and the Arctic Research Centre at Aarhus University). The GeoBasis programme is divided into a number of sub-groups, including: