Our center has two laboratories with more than 300 m2 on the Weijin Road campus and Binhai Industrial Research Institute of Tianjin University. A high-level field scientific observation and research platform has been built in the coastal region of the Tianjin Binhai Area. At present, our center has observational instruments and experimental apparatuses related to hydrology, meteorology, ecology, soil, geophysics, and geochemistry. We have abundant experiences in carrying out field observation and indoor experimental research work on ecohydrology.
1. Observation facilities
(1) Meteorology and hydrology
LI-7500RS vorticity covariance observation system (flux tower), SLS small aperture scintillator, WatchDog Automatic Weather Station, QT-3010 soil moisture automatic observation system, QT-3011 automated observation system of soil water potential, SEC1500F2 pressure membrane instrument, Mastersizer 3000 laser particle size analyzer, SoilTron ST-30 multi-function small lysimeter, SoilTron ST-35 multifunctional small-scale lysimeter, etc.
(2) Plant physiology and ecology
LAI-2000 canopy analyzer, LI-6800 portable photosynthesis instrument, Cr-8210 thermal diffusive plant stem liquid flow monitoring system, PSY1 plant stem water potential meter, Li-2100 Pro automatic vacuum extraction system, etc.
(3) Geophysics
GPR, ERT (SYSCAL PRO), EMI (CMD), small drilling and sampling instruments
(4) Geochemistry
TROLL-200 water level and water quality analyzer, YSI-6600 water quality analyzer, OI Aurora 1030W total organic carbon analyzer, PICARRO L2140-i isotope analyzer, etc.
2. Laboratory and field experimental station
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Earth Critical Zone Science and Sustainable Development in of Bohai Rim
Tianjin Field Scientific Observation and Research Station for the Coastal Earth Critical Zone of the Bohai Rim
3. Information integration and simulation platform
Our center has been equipped with lots of calculation software and models such as HydroGeoSphere, COMSOL, Matlab, etc.
