OZCAR-RI Glacioclim Cap Prud'Homme Site - Antarctica

Basic Information
Site Name
OZCAR-RI Glacioclim Cap Prud'Homme Site
Short name
CAP
Country
Antarctica
Web Address
GLACIOCLIM Observatory
Site Manager
Vincent FAVIER
Site Description
Cap Prud'homme (CAP) is located on the coast of the Antractic Ice sheet (Dumont d'Urville station). Mass balance is measured alo,g 3 different stake networks at the camp and over 150 km inland. Meteorological information are recorded at 2 stations. Dynamics of the ice is measured on the Astrolabe glacier. CAP is a part of the French Glacier Observatory GLACIOCLIM/CRYOBS-CLIM.
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2024-03-04 09:03:23

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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.
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_213)This site is a verified "LTER France" member.
Photos
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: -66.692889 Longitude: 139.909191

Size
ca. 100000.00ha
Elevation (average)
100.00msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
200.00msl
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Coastal
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
-10.00°C
Precipitation Annual
500.00mm
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
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Proprietary file format
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
boat
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
60
Maintenance Interval
120
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular