LTSER platform Lautaret-Oisans / Zone Atelier Alpes - France

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Site Name
LTSER platform Lautaret-Oisans / Zone Atelier Alpes
Short name
LSTER Lautaret-Oisans
Country
France
Web Address
Research webpage
Parent Site Name
LTSER Zone Atelier Alpes - France
Subsite Name(s)
LTSER Zone Atelier Bassin du Rhône - France
OZCAR-RI CRYOBSCLIM Deux Alpes - France
Site Manager
Jean-Gabriel VALAY
Operating Organisation
Station alpine Joseph Fourier (SAJF) - UMS 3370 (UGA-CNRS)
Funding Agency
Univ. Grenoble Alpes
Institute of Ecology and Environment - CNRS/INEE
Last modified
2021-02-24 05:02:07

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Partly operational
Year Established
1980
Photos
Les Ecrins from the Lautaret Alpine Botanical Garden (02/10/2018; Crédits photo : Zone Atelier Alpes)

Les Ecrins from the Lautaret Alpine Botanical Garden (02/10/2018; Crédits photo : Zone Atelier Alpes)

Winter maintenance on the measurement tower (05/02/2020; © Lautaret research station)

Winter maintenance on the measurement tower (05/02/2020; © Lautaret research station)

Hydro-sedimentary measuring station (27/05/2020; © Lautaret research station)

Hydro-sedimentary measuring station (27/05/2020; © Lautaret research station)

Alpine meadow species counting (18/07/2019; © Lautaret research station)

Alpine meadow species counting (18/07/2019; © Lautaret research station)

Geographic
Size
102268.00ha
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ICOS✖The affiliation of this site with "ICOS" is not verified.
AnaEE✖The affiliation of this site with "AnaEE" is not verified.
LTER France✖The affiliation of this site with "LTER France" is not verified.
Critical Zone Collaborative Network (CZ Net)✖The affiliation of this site with "Critical Zone Collaborative Network (CZ Net)" is not verified.
Projects
Natura 2000
Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA)
FLUXNet
Teabag
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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
Agricultural
Alpine
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Temperate coniferous forests
Grasslands
Montane grasslands and shrublands
Lakes
Small lakes
Rivers
Small rivers
Biogeographical Region
Alpine Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Alpine and subalpine grasslands (E4)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
4.00°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum)
-11.00°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum)
21.00°C
Precipitation Annual
700.00mm
Precipitation Maximum Monthly
200.00mm
Precipitation Minimum Monthly
20.00mm
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category V – Protected Landscape/Seascape/Area
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
partly observation
Scale of Observation
sub-catchment within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Catalog Service (CSW)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » More than 100 kW
Observation device » Measurement tower » Less than 10 m above canopy
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Boat
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Snow mobile
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Equipment notes
Only at the Lautaret Alpine Botanical Garden
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
7
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
LTER Site Classification
LTSER