Centers

Since 1989, with the World Bank loans China has gradually established an eco-system field positioning research system consisting of 29 field stations (CAS) of good research basis. The stations represent the following Eco-systems: agriculture, forest, grassland, lake, marine, wetland and desert. Meanwhile the sub-centers of water, soil, atmosphere, biology, aquatic system and a Synthesis Center were also established, the Chinese Ecosystem Research Network was founded. The CERN Synthesis Center was officially set up in 1990 as an organization under the Commission For Integrated Survey of Natural Resources, CAS. More>>

The scientific research works in charged by Water Sub-center are concentrate to the scale transfer and quantitive remote sensing research, which is a part of synthetic research of land ecological system. The scaling research is carried out by means of quantitive remote sensing, GIS, ground-truth simultaneous observation and validation system, especially the CERN experimental stations in existence. More>>

the Soil Sub-Center (SSC), Subordinated to the Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, was established in 1992 by CERN. SSC is responsible for data management of CERN long-term observation of ecological processes in soils. The exisiting database include 1) CERN Soil Monitor Database, which is on SSC's 'Soil Data Directory' web pages to metadata access.; 2) CERN NPK research database; and 3) Soil type database of China. More>>

Atmosphere sub-center (ACAS)/CERN is under the leadership of Institute of Atmospheric Physics. SCAS possesses advanced instruments and technique-supporting system, including automatic observation system for exchange study of surface and atmosphere。The important technique tasks include taking charge of radiometer calibration and data quality control of 36 stations of CERN; 16 greenhouses observation stations; 5 regional base stations. More>>

The main objectives of Biological Sub-center of CERN are to establish database for Chinese ecosystems, to integrate the long-term observation data from CERN all stations, to explore ecological pattern, process and dynamics in large spatial and temporal scales and to propose important scientific theory and strategic suggestion to the Government. More>>

The Aquatic Ecosystem Sub-center was formally established at the beginning of 1996. It is subordinate to the Institute of Aquatic Life (Wuhan), CAS, and now consists of Donghu Lake Ecosystem station, Taihu Lake Eco-system Station, Dayawan Marine Biological Station, Jiaozhouwan Marine Ecosystem Station and Hainan Marine Ecosystem Statione. More>>