OZCAR-RI CRYOBSCLIM Col du Dome - France

Basic Information
Site Name
OZCAR-RI CRYOBSCLIM Col du Dome
Short name
CDD
Country
France
Web Address
GLACIOCLIM Observatory
Parent Site Name
LTSER Zone Atelier Alpes - France
Site Manager
Christian VINCENT
Keywords
climate
climate change
Glacier Monitoring
Site Description
Col du Dome (CDD) is a high plateau located in the Mont-Blanc massif (4250 m a.s.l.). Ice is cold at this altitude whatever the month of the year. Accumulation varies between 0.5 and 3 m w.e and is mostly governed by the wind. Périodic ice cores are drilled in the ice to monitor ice temperature. A weather station runs permanently. CDD is a part on the GLACIOCLIM/CRYOBS-CLIM Observatory.
Last modified
2020-06-29 10:06:43

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General Characteristics, Purpose, History
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1994
Purpose
CDD is one of the rare place in the Alps to study temperature warming at high altitude as the ice is cold. Different cores drilled in the ice since 1994 aim at recontructing climate in the Alps since 1850. A warming signal is also observed in the cores.
Research Topics
meteorology
glaciology
Parameters
atmospheric parameter
atmospheric parameter » air temperature
atmospheric parameter » wind direction
atmospheric parameter » wind speed
landscape parameter
soil parameter
soil parameter » soil temperature
Geographic
Size
50.00ha
Elevation (average)
4250.00msl
Elevation (min)
4150.00msl
Elevation (max)
4350.00msl
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER France✔ (CZO_FR_EU_214)This site is a verified "LTER France" member.
Projects
SOERE-CRYOBSCLIM
IR OZCAR
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Site information [.json]

Centroid coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Alpine
Ecosystem and Land Use
Alpine
Biogeographical Region
Alpine Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
-10.00°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum)
-20.00°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum)
0.00°C
Precipitation Annual
1000.00mm
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)
Site Type (Spatial Design)
Sub Site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
not applicable
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Infrastructure
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Proprietary file format
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Data infrastructure » Metadata standards » ISO19115/19139
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » 6 - 10 beds
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Helicopter
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Permanent Power Supply
No
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
365
Maintenance Interval
365
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
Data Storage Location
Central
Data Services
Data portal
LTER Site Classification
Regular
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
Projected Near Surface Specific Humidity ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Precipitation ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Sea Level Pressure ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Surface Downwelling Shortwave RadiationRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Wind SpeedRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85

You can also download the entire climate scenario dataset for this site from the EUDAT B2SHARE data store.