OZCAR-RI SNO_KARST Environmental Research Observatory Site of fontaine de Vaucluse - LSBB - France

Basic Information
Site Name
OZCAR-RI SNO_KARST Environmental Research Observatory Site of fontaine de Vaucluse - LSBB
Short name
SNO_KARST fontaine de Vaucluse basin
Country
France
Web Address
Web page of fontaine de Vauclue site on the KARST Observatories Network (SNO KA…
Data portal for SNO KARST
Operating Organisation
Avignon Université
Site Manager
Dr. Mazzilli Naomi
Dr. Christophe Emblanch
Funding Agency
Avignon Université
UMR1114 EMMAH (INRAE-AU)
Site Description
The Environmental Research Observatory Site of Fontaine de Vaucluse – LSBB is an observation and experimental site located in south-eastern France. Observation and experimentations are performed by UMR EMMAH (AU/INRAE) at two different scales: at catchment scale since 1981 (these observations and experiments are reported within the SNO KARST) and at micro-site scale since 2002 at the Low Noise Underground Laboratory (these measurements are reported within the SNO H+ network). Fontaine de Vaucluse is both outstanding and typical of the mediterranean context. This spring is one of the largest springs in Europe with an average discharge over 20 m3/s. It is the main outlet of a large limestone catchment (~ 1160 km2), that extends mainly over natural land, with thick unsaturated zone (800 m in average).
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2023-07-26 08:07:30

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1981
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
SNO Karst✖The affiliation of this site with "SNO Karst" is not verified.
OZCAR RI✖The affiliation of this site with "OZCAR RI" is not verified.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER France✔ (CZO_EU_FR_183)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.
Projects
eLTER catalogue
Photos
Main outlet of the karst system is the fontaine de Vaucluse spring

Main outlet of the karst system is the fontaine de Vaucluse spring

Highest summit of fontaine de Vaucluse recharge area is mount Ventoux (1909 m ASL)

Highest summit of fontaine de Vaucluse recharge area is mount Ventoux (1909 m ASL)

Geographic
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Elevation (average)
870.00msl
Elevation (min)
84.00msl
Elevation (max)
1911.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Chaparral
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
Forest
Chaparral
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Biogeographical Region
Mediterranean Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I) » Arable land and market gardens (I1)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I) » Arable land and market gardens (I1) » Arable land with unmixed crops grown by low-intensity agricultural methods (I1.3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
10.00°C
Precipitation Annual
880.00mm
Geology
Mainly carbonate rocks (cretaceous limestones).
Karst landscape and features.
Deep karstification (below the sea-level)
Vegetation
mainly forest and bush
Soils
mostly thin soils in carbonate environment.
Hydrology
Few temporary streams.
High degree of connexion between river and groundwaters.
Mature karst system.
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
micro sites
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Observation devices » Measurement tower » No tower on site
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » No data transmission from site
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » GMS/UMTS
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
15
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
The opportunity to review the results based on the dataset
Reprints of articles using the dataset must be provided to the data provider
The data provider is given and agrees to a statement of uses to which the dataset will be put
Data Policy URL
Data portal & Data policy
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related External Resources
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