Machuqueira do Grou Experimental Plot

Location

Located in a private property near Coruche, Portugal.

Climate

Climate is semi-arid, with strong seasonality in precipitation and temperatures.

Average monthly precipitation in Machuqueira do Grou

Topography

Aerial view of the corkoak stand in June 2014

Measurements/Equipment

Eddy covariance tower 2 complete bowen ratio meteorological stations (soil heat flux, 4 component radiometer, wind velocity at different heights, soil moisture, psychrometry at different heights) 2 simplified micrometeorological stations (soil heat flux, 2 component radiometer, wind velocity, soil moisture) Sapflow measurements Monthly field spectrometry of leafs, grasses and shrubs