OZCAR-RI Glacioclim Dome C site - Antarctica

Basic Information
Site Name
OZCAR-RI Glacioclim Dome C site
Short name
DMC
Country
Antarctica
Web Address
GLACIOCLIM Observatory
Operating Organisation
Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (PNRA)
Site Manager
Christophe GENTHON
Site Description
Concordia is a joint French-Italian research facility opened in 2005 on the Antarctic Plateau, Antarctica (-75.1, 123.33), managed together by PNRA (Italian National Antarctic Programme) and IPEV (Institut Polaire Francais Paul Emile Victor). It is built at 3,233 m above sea level on the third highest summit of Antarctica: Dome C.
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2024-03-04 09:03:38

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2004
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW)✖The affiliation of this site with "Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW)" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
OZCAR RI✔This site is a verified "OZCAR RI" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
SNO GLACIOCLIM✖The affiliation of this site with "SNO GLACIOCLIM" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
LTER France✔ (CZO_FR_EU_222)This site is a verified "LTER France" member.
Photos
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: -75.1 Longitude: -123.33

Size
ca. 62500.00ha
Elevation (average)
3200.00msl
Elevation (min)
3200.00msl
Elevation (max)
3200.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Desert
Ecosystem Type
Polar
EUNIS habitat
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Snow or ice-dominated habitats (H4)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Snow or ice-dominated habitats (H4) » Ice caps and true glaciers (H4.2)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
-30.00°C
Precipitation Annual
30.00mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
micro sites
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing frequency » Weekly
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing equipment
Observation devices » Measurement tower » More than 10 m above canopy
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Proprietary file format
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Snow mobile
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Satellite
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Equipment notes
Activities on snow, ice and atmosphere at Dome C are a part of activities conducted on the TGIR
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
7
Maintenance Interval
3
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular