Gossenköllesee - Austria

Basic Information
Site Name
Gossenköllesee
Short name
Gossenköllesee
Country
Austria
Web Address
https://www.lter-austria.at/gossenkoellesee/
Site Manager
Ruben Sommaruga
Site Description
The mountainous Gossenköllesee is located in the Stubaier Alps at an elevation of 2,417 m. The research station on the shore of Gossenkoellesee provides an ideal platform to conduct research related to global change as shown in mountaineous regions. The former UNESCO Gossenköllesee Biosphere Reserve (the smallest in the world) was established in 1977 in order to guarantee long-term ecological research. In the year 2014 this label has been withdrawn due to the incompatibility with the Sevilla strategy to define biosphere reserves. It was defined with an area of 85ha ranging from 2.417 m (lake level) to 2,828 m above sea level (Pirchkogel) at 4714'N and 1101'E. The former Biosphere Reserve comprised the lake itself with the ...
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2024-10-22 16:10:36

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1975
Observed properties
water parameteratmospheric parameterchemical parameterecosystem parameterchlorophyllcontentofwaterconductivitylaketemperaturephotosyntheticallyactiveradiationintensitysecchidepthspecificconductivitywateraciditywateralkalinitywaterdepthwatertemperaturewatertransparencyairtemperatureprecipitationintensitysnowdepthsolarradiationtotalradiationirradiancewinddirectionwinddirection(meanandgust)windspeedwindspeed(meanandgust)acidneutralisingcapacitydissolvednutrientdissolvedorganiccarboninwaterecosystemstructureinorganicnutrientcontentmicrobialdiversity
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 Austria✔ (LTER_EU_AT_012)This site is a verified "LTER Austria" member.
EuroMAB✖The affiliation of this site with "EuroMAB" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Photos
Limnological Station at Gossenköllesee from a boat´s perspective
Limnological Station at Gossenköllesee from a boat´s perspective
Geographic
30 m
100 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 47.229166 Longitude: 11.014779

Size
ca. 85.00ha
Elevation (average)
2500.00msl
Elevation (min)
2417.00msl
Elevation (max)
2828.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water lakes
Biome
Alpine
Ecosystem Type
Alpine
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
Biogeographical Region
Alpine Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Habitat complexes (X)
Habitat complexes (X) » Bentho-pelagic habitats (X30)
Habitat complexes (X) » Snow patches (X05)
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F)
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F) » Arctic, alpine and subalpine scrub (F2)
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F) » Arctic, alpine and subalpine scrub (F2) » Evergreen alpine and subalpine heath and scrub (F2.2)
Inland surface waters (C)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1) » Permanent oligotrophic lakes, ponds and pools (C1.1)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Snow or ice-dominated habitats (H4)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Snow or ice-dominated habitats (H4) » Snow packs (H4.1)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
3.54°C
Precipitation Annual
1041.60mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
partly observation
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Observation devices » Marine Platform
Observation devices » Measurement tower » Less than 10 m above canopy
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » > 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » 6 - 10 beds
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » GMS/UMTS
Equipment notes
field equipment for water sampling, aluminum boat, weather station on platform on lake, webcam, simple laboratory equipment such as filtration possibilities, scales, etc., electricity, landline, bunk beds available with kitchen for independent usage (food must be delivered on your own)
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
Operation Notes
number of projects highly variable
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
The data provider is given and agrees to a statement of uses to which the dataset will be put
Data Policy Notes
direct contact via mail with site manager
Data Policy URL
https://www.uibk.ac.at/ecology/forschung/lter/gossenkoellesee.html.de
LTER Site Classification
Regular
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.