Isola di Pianosa - Italy

Basic Information
Site Name
Isola di Pianosa
Short name
IT06-001-T
Country
Italy
Site Description
Pianosa Island (Long. 10° 04' 44” E and Lat. 42° 35' 07” N) is the fifth, by extension, of the seven islands of the Tuscan Archipelago National Park with a total area of 10.2 km2 and a coastal perimeter of approximately 20 km. The island is almost completely flat, with some small undulations. The highest elevation is 29 m above sea level (a.s.l.), while the average is about 18 m a.s.l. The climate of Pianosa is influenced by its flat morphology that prevents the condensation of moist air, resulting in a mean annual rainfall considerably lower than on the other islands of the Tuscan Archipelago; furthermore, due to the high permeability of the soils, the rain is quickly drained. On the basis of an historical meteorological dataset ...
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2025-01-07 11:01:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2000
Observed properties
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Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTERThis site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER EuropeThis site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER Italia (Italy) (LTER_EU_IT_039)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
GERIThis site is a verified "GERI" member.
EuroMABThe affiliation of this site with "EuroMAB" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Geographic
500 m
2000 ft
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 42.584217 Longitude: 10.075131

Size
ca. 1020.00ha
Elevation (average)
18.00msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
29.00msl
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