Golfo dell'Asinara - Italy

Basic Information
Site Name
Golfo dell'Asinara
Short name
IT14-001-M
Country
Italy
Web Address
Web Address LTER-Italy website
http://laea.altervista.org
Operating Organisation
University of Sassari
Site Manager
Antonella Lugliè
Funding Agency
University of Sassari
Site Description
The Asinara Gulf covers approximately 500 km2 and is the second largest bay in Sardinia. The Gulf is limited by Asinara Island (National Park) in the west side and by Castelsardo town in the east side. The average depth of the gulf is approximately 35-40 m and only 35% of the gulf bottom has a depth exceeding 50 m. The predominant winds are from the I and IV quadrant. The marine area of the gulf has been affected since the ‘70s by different human impacts, especially by those connected to the industrial centre of Porto Torres. The main urban centre along the gulf coast is Porto Torres, with an important industrial, commercial and passenger harbour. A long-term series of data is available since 1997 and derives from high-frequency ...
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2025-01-07 11:01:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Stand-by
Year Established
2006
Observed properties
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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_062)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
Photos
View of Platamona Beach in the Gulf of Asinara
View of Platamona Beach in the Gulf of Asinara
Geographic
10 km
5 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 41.057 Longitude: 8.291

Size
ca. 50000.00ha
Elevation (average)
0.00msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
0.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
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GEO-BON Biome
Marine
Biome
Marine
Ecosystem Type
Coastal
EUNIS habitat
Marine habitats (A)
Marine habitats (A) » Pelagic water column (A7)
Marine habitats (A) » Pelagic water column (A7) » Completely mixed water column with full salinity (A7.3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
16.04°C
Precipitation Annual
536.00mm
Landforms
Bay or Gulf
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category IV – Habitat/Species Management Area
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
micro sites
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Boat
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » Unknown number of places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
boat
Permanent Operation
No
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
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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

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