PermaFrance Derochoir - France

Basic Information
Site Name
PermaFrance Derochoir
Short name
DE
Country
France
Web Address
PermaFRANCE Observatory
Operating Organisation
PermaFRANCE
Site Manager
Philippe Schoeneich
Funding Agency
Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble (OSUG)
Site Description
The Derochoir rockglacier is situated above the village of Les Houches, in the western part of the Mont Blanc massif (France). It is one the very few rockglaciers in the Mont Banc massif. It is a small rockglacier with a suspended front, overhanging the torrential catchment of the Arandellys torrent, which flows through the village of Les Houches and eventually caused flooding of parts of the village.
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2024-03-04 12:03:18

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2010
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Projects
PermaFrance
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 45.86582 Longitude: 6.80925

Size
ca. 7.50ha
Elevation (average)
2520.00msl
Elevation (min)
2420.00msl
Elevation (max)
2630.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Alpine
Ecosystem Type
Alpine
Biogeographical Region
Alpine Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Snow or ice-dominated habitats (H4) » Rock glaciers and unvegetated ice-dominated moraines (H4.3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
-2.80°C
Precipitation Annual
2000.00mm
Geology
Cristalline schists fo the external zone of Mont Banc massif.
Vegetation
No vegetation, except rare and isolated plants
Soils
No soils
Hydrology
No surface hydrology
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
not applicable
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » No data transmission from site
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
footpath/trail
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
365
Maintenance Interval
365
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Extensive
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