Istituto Scientifico Angelo Mosso (MOSSO) - Italy

Basic Information
Site Name
Istituto Scientifico Angelo Mosso (MOSSO)
Short name
MOSSO
Country
Italy
Operating Organisation
Università degli Studi di Torino
Site Manager
Prof. Michele Freppaz
Dr. Nicola Colombo
Dr. Emanuele Pintaldi
Funding Agency
Università degli Studi di Torino
Site Description
The "Istituto Scientifico Angelo Mosso" research site is located on the watershed between Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta (NW-Italy), in the Municipality of Alagna Valsesia (Monte Rosa massif). The Scientific Laboratories of the "Angelo Mosso Institute" at Col d’Olen (2901 m a.s.l.), the heart of this research site, were built between 1905 and 1907, when it became clear that the Capanna Regina Margherita on Monte Rosa (4554 m a.s.l.), as a high-elevation research centre, had become insufficient to the increasing number of requests for use by the international scientific community. From here the idea promoted by Angelo Mosso (1846-1910), professor of human physiology at the University of Turin, to add an additional structure to the ...
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2025-01-07 11:01:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1907
Observed properties
water parameteratmospheric parametersoil parameterecosystem parameterenvironmental parameterammoniumcontentammoniumnitrateconcentrationammoniumnitrogencontentconductivitydissolvedorganiccarboninwaterdissolvedorganicnitrogenelectricalconductivitylakelevellaketemperaturenitrogencontentsnowdepthsnowwaterequivalentwaterlevelwatertemperatureairtemperatureatmosphericpressurerelativehumiditysnowdepthsnowtemperaturesnowwaterequivalentsolarradiationwinddirectionwindspeedammoniumcontentammoniumnitrateconcentrationammoniumnitrogencontentdissolvedorganicnitrogeninsoilinorganicnitrogencontentsoilnitrogensoilorganicresidualsoiltemperaturedateofstartofphysiologicalmaturitydateofstartofstemelongationplantspeciesabundanceplantspeciescompositionplantspeciespresenceplantspeciesrichnessgroundsurfacetemperaturesnowdepth
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 Italia (Italy)✔ (LTER_EU_IT_076)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
Photos
Angelo Mosso Scientific Institute and Lake Bowditch in late summer (2901 m asl)
Angelo Mosso Scientific Institute and Lake Bowditch in late summer (2901 m asl)
Geographic
1 km
3000 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 45.871472 Longitude: 7.867495

Size
ca. 90.00ha
Elevation (average)
2700.00msl
Elevation (min)
2500.00msl
Elevation (max)
3100.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Alpine
Ecosystem Type
Alpine
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
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)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Alpine and subalpine grasslands (E4) » Acid alpine and subalpine grassland (E4.3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
-1.80°C
Precipitation Annual
1300.00mm
Geology
Micaschists, with some inclusions of ophiolites and calcicschists
Vegetation
Hemicryptophytes (91%), chamaephytes(7%), geophytes and therophytes (2%). ainly south european mountain (49.44%), artic alpine (29.74%), west alpine (7.81%) and alpine (6.82) while the ones with wider range, as european or eurosibiric, were less frequent (6.19%).
Soils
Leptosol, Regosol, Umbrisol (WRB)
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » 1 - 5 beds
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
21 dataset(s) in total:
Col d'Olen, snow chemistry (N-NO3)
Col d'Olen, snow chemistry (N-NO3) 2009-2019
Col d'Olen, soil chemistry (extractable N-NH4)
Col d'Olen, soil chemistry (extractable N-NH4) 2008-2019
Col d'Olen, soil chemistry (extractable N-NO3)
Col d'Olen, soil chemistry (extractable N-NO3) 2008-2019
Col d'Olen, soil temperature
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.