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Environmental Change
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ECN Sites: Rothamsted
Sponsoring organisation(s)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (through Rothamsted Research)
Site Characteristics
| Easting |
5123 |
| Northing |
2129 |
| Min Altitude |
94m |
| Max Altitude |
134m |
| Area of Site |
330ha |
| Mean annual temperature* |
10.2oC |
| Mean annual rainfall* |
685mm |
Locate site in multimap
* calculated from the ECN database |
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| Description
The oldest continually functioning agricultural research station in the world. The 'Classical Experiments', started between 1843 and 1856, plus wilderness sites, have been used by successive generations of scientists and continue to form a unique resource for studying environmental change. |
| Related Links
- Rothamsted Research have their own dedicated ECN webpage, which includes up-to-date weather data from the site.
- The article "ECN site lines" in ECN News No. 7 (Autumn 1995) gives further information about this site.
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Contact
Mr John Bater & Mr Tony Scott
Rothamsted Research
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2JQ
john.bater@bbsrc.ac.uk
& tony.scott@bbsrc.ac.uk
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