OZCAR-RI CRYOBSCLIM Antizana glacier - Ecuador

Basic Information
Site Name
OZCAR-RI CRYOBSCLIM Antizana glacier
Short name
ANZ
Country
Ecuador
Web Address
GLACIOCLIM Observatory
Site Manager
Antoine Rabatel
Site Description
Antizana 15 alpha Glacier is one of the 17 tongues of the Antizana volcanoe in Ecuador, from 4820 to 5760 m a.s.l..
Last modified
2021-11-23 11:11:34

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1994
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
CRYOBS-CLIM✖The affiliation of this site with "CRYOBS-CLIM" is not verified.
Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW)✖The affiliation of this site with "Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW)" 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.
SNO GLACIOCLIM✖The affiliation of this site with "SNO GLACIOCLIM" is not verified.
World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS)✖The affiliation of this site with "World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS)" is not verified.
LTER France✔ (CZO_FR_EU_210)This site is a verified "LTER France" member.
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Geographic
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Elevation (average)
4300.00msl
Elevation (min)
4820.00msl
Elevation (max)
5760.00msl
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Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
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
0.50°C
Precipitation Annual
1000.00mm
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 » Proprietary file format
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
footpath/trail
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
90
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular