OZCAR-RI ObsErA - Capesterre - Prise d'eau - Guadeloupe

Basic Information
Site Name
OZCAR-RI ObsErA - Capesterre - Prise d'eau
Short name
OBSERA CE-DIG
Country
Guadeloupe
Web Address
OBSERA
Operating Organisation
CNRS - Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers (INSU)
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP)
Site Manager
Eric Lajeunesse
Funding Agency
CNRS - Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers (INSU)
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP)
Site Description
The Capesterre river is located on Basse-Terre Island (Guadeloupe archipelago, lesser Antilles arc). This volcanic island results from the ongoing subduction of the Atlantic plate under the Caribbean plate. Capesterre drains a watershed of 16.4 km2 located on the windward side of the active Soufrière volcano. The Capesterre catchment, mainly composed of lava and pyroclastic flows aged from 600 to 400 ky, is characterized by rather thin soils, typically ranging from 0.5 to 2 meters. Vegetation is dominated by tropical rainforest. The hydrologic regime is torrential: flow rate is characterized by abrupt variations due to tropical rains. Storms and hurricanes are particularly frequent during the rainy season from june to january.
Last modified
2024-03-04 09:03:26

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2012
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.
LTER France✔ (CZO_EU_FR_102)This site is a verified "LTER France" member.
Critical Zone Collaborative Network (CZ Net)✖The affiliation of this site with "Critical Zone Collaborative Network (CZ Net)" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Photos
Capesterre water intake
Capesterre water intake
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 16.072 Longitude: -61.6093

Size
ca. 16560.00ha
Elevation (average)
756.00msl
Elevation (min)
189.00msl
Elevation (max)
1391.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water rivers
Terrestrial
Biome
Rainforest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Rainforest
Rivers
Small rivers
Air Temperature: Average Annual
23.80°C
Precipitation Annual
4031.00mm
Geology
Andesitic
Vegetation
Tropical rainforest
Soils
The Capesterre catchment, mainly composed of lava and pyroclastic flows aged from 600 to 400 ky, is characterized by rather thin soils, typically ranging from 0.5 to 2 meters
Hydrology
Torrential regime
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
not applicable
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
Data Policy Notes
Users of ObsERA data are kindly asked to acknowledge the use of these data by including the following statement in published work and on websites: "The data were collected and distributed by the Observatoire de l?Eau et de l?éRosion aux Antilles (ObsERA)."
LTER Site Classification
Regular