LTSER Platform Hydrologic Observatory of Athens - Greece

Basic Information
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Site Name
LTSER Platform Hydrologic Observatory of Athens
Short name
HOA
Country
Greece
Web Address
Hydrological Observatory of Athens
Site Manager
Maria Mimikou
Site Description
The Hydrological Observatory of Athens (HOA) is operated by the Centre for Hydrology and Informatics (CHI) of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). It is located in the region of Attica, covering the greater Athens area and the Rafina basin. The region of Attica is characterized as a Mediterranean eco-region, which includes three main land use types: urban, peri-urban and rural. Forests are limited to the mountainous areas of Parnitha, Penteli and Ymittos, which are frequently threatened by devastating wildfires, affecting the local ecosystems, hydrology, soil erosion and climate conditions. The hydrographic network is fragmented, mainly consisting of small coastal basins and streams. The most important water body is river Kifisos, which is a heavily modified water body running through a heavily urbanized environment.
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2024-09-09 09:09:31

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2005
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER Greece✔ (LTER_EU_GR_002)This site is a verified "LTER Greece" member.
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 38.04697 Longitude: 23.698883

Size
ca. 68700.00ha
Elevation (average)
281.40msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
1394.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Urban
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Rivers
Small rivers
Urban
Biogeographical Region
Mediterranean Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J)
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
19.10°C
Precipitation Annual
419.30mm
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
15
Maintenance Interval
90
General Data Policy
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
Reprints of articles using the dataset must be provided to the data provider
The dataset provider is given a complete list of all products that make use of the dataset
Data Policy URL
http://hoa.ntua.gr/disclaimer/
LTER Site Classification
LTSER
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
Projected Near Surface Specific Humidity ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Precipitation ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Sea Level Pressure ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Surface Downwelling Shortwave RadiationRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Wind SpeedRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85

You can also download the entire climate scenario dataset for this site from the EUDAT B2SHARE data store.