OZCAR-RI Glacioclim Ossoue Glacier - France

Basic Information
Site Name
OZCAR-RI Glacioclim Ossoue Glacier
Short name
OSS
Country
France
Web Address
GLACIOCLIM Observatory
Site Manager
GDPR e38f7787-b8b2-4d99-bc8f-774a128962f5
Site Description
Ossoue glacier (OSS) is located in the Pyrennees massif (France), between 2750 and 3210 m altitude. The glacier is one of the last glacier in this massif.This site is characterized by various glaciological parameters performed annually : annual and seasonnal mass balance, ice velocity, ice thickness variation, snout position.OSS is a part of the French Glacier Observatory GLACIOCLIM/CRYOBS-CLIM. All the series on Ossoue glacier (OSS) are unique and necessary for glaciological studies. They permit to calibrate models in order to determine future glacier evolution
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Last modified
2024-03-04 09:03:13

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2000
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_218)This site is a verified "LTER France" member.
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 42.77 Longitude: 0.14

Size
ca. 50.00ha
Elevation (average)
3000.00msl
Elevation (min)
2750.00msl
Elevation (max)
3210.00msl
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Alpine
Ecosystem Type
Alpine
Biogeographical Region
Alpine Bio-geographical Region
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
0.00°C
Precipitation Annual
2000.00mm
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
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Projected Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
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