OZCAR-RI OHMCV Valescure catchment - France

Basic Information
Site Name
OZCAR-RI OHMCV Valescure catchment
Short name
Valescure
Country
France
Web Address
OHMCV Website
BDOH (OHMCV Database) website
Parent Site Name
LTSER Zone Atelier Bassin du Rhône - France
Site Manager
Pierre-Alain Ayral
Didier Josselin
Philippe MARTIN
Operating Organisation
CNRS UMR 7300 ESPACE
IMT Mines Alès - Centre de recherche LGEI
UMR 5569 Hydrosciences
UMR 5001 IGE (CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, IRD)
Funding Agency
CNRS - Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers
CNRS - Institut d'Ecologie et d'Environnement
IMT Mines Alès - Centre de recherche LGEI
Keywords
discharge
flashflood
hydrology
rain
river suspended sediment transport
runoff
water quality
Site Description
Hydrometeorological observations within 6 embedded catchments (from 0.3 to 3.9 km2). Mediterranean climate with heavy rainfall and flash floods in automn. The geology is mainly granite. The land use is mainly forest. This site is typical of the Cévennes region. More information at http://www.ohmcv.fr
Last modified
2020-11-27 02:11:35

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2003
Research Topics
chemistry
isotopic chemistry
soil solution chemistry
water chemistry
hydrology
hydrography
meteorology
climatology
climate monitoring
physics
soil physics
geography
history
land use history
Parameters
atmospheric parameter
precipitation intensity
wind direction
wind speed
total organic carbon
landscape parameter
land cover
land use
landscape configuration
soil parameter
soil moisture content
soil moisture field capacity
soil solution concentration
soil texture
soil water content
water parameter
conductivity
hydraulic conductivity
runoff amount
specific conductivity
stream order
water content
water level
water quality
water temperature
water volume
Photos
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Geographic
Size
390.00ha
Elevation (average)
525.00msl
Elevation (min)
250.00msl
Elevation (max)
800.00msl
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_EU_FR_114)This site is a verified "LTER France" member.
Projects
Critical Zones
CZEN
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
Mixed Forest
Ecosystem and Land Use
Forest
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Biogeographical Region
Mediterranean Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
12.00°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum)
1.00°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum)
27.00°C
Precipitation Annual
1124.00mm
Precipitation Maximum Monthly
174.00mm
Precipitation Minimum Monthly
34.00mm
Geology
Granite
Vegetation
Forest
Soils
Lithosoil (orthents) or brown forest soil
Hydrology
Mediterranean medium montain catchment - - Subsurface process - Flash flood - Low flow
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland (G4)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland (G4) » Mixed mediterranean pine - evergreen oak woodland (G4.E)
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category V – Protected Landscape/Seascape/Area
Site Type (Spatial Design)
Complex Site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
sub-catchment within catchment
Infrastructure
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Metadata standards » INSPIRE MD Specification
Energy and data infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from Site) » No data transmission from site
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » Unknown number of places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Power Supply
No
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
15
Maintenance Interval
15
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
The opportunity to review the results based on the dataset
Data Notes
http://www.ohmcv.fr
https://bdoh.irstea.fr/OHM-CV/
Data Storage Location
Distributed over multiple institutions
Data Services
Data portal
LTER Site Classification
Master
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.