OZCAR-RI Glacioclim Mera glacier - Nepal

Basic Information
Site Name
OZCAR-RI Glacioclim Mera glacier
Short name
MER
Country
Nepal
Web Address
GLACIOCLIM Observatory
Site Manager
Patrick Wagnon
Site Description
Mera glacier (MER) is located in Nepal, near the Khumbu valley. This glacier is free debris cover. Mas sbalance and dynaic measurements were initiaited in 2007. In addition, meteorological observations complete the data base. 2 weather stations are on the moraine and on the glacier itself. MER is a part of the French Glacier Observatory GLACIOCLIM/CRYOBS-CLIM. All the series on Mera glacier (MER) are unique and necessary for glaciological studies because Himalaya is still partly unknown in terms of future evolution. Data permit to calibrate models in order to determine future glacier evolution. Mera data are also unique to test hydrological model in the catchment.
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2024-03-04 09:03:33

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2007
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_217)This site is a verified "LTER France" member.
Photos
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 27.71 Longitude: 86.86

Size
ca. 500.00ha
Elevation (average)
5800.00msl
Elevation (min)
5300.00msl
Elevation (max)
6400.00msl
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Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Alpine
Ecosystem Type
Alpine
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
-5.00°C
Precipitation Annual
2500.00mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no 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
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Proprietary file format
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
footpath/trail
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
180
Maintenance Interval
180
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular