OZCAR-RI Aurade Catchment - France

Basic Information
Site Name
OZCAR-RI Aurade Catchment
Short name
Aurade
Country
France
Site Description
Small agricultural catchment (320 ha) with 30 years of data to study impact of climate change and agricultural practices on soil erosion, weathering rate and river fluxes. Continuous measurements with sensor: river discharge, Temperature, pH, conductivity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, nitrate Weekly samples and high resolution sampling during storm runoff: major cations and anions, alkalinity, pH, dissolved silica, conductivity, total suspended solids, stable isotopes (13C of DIC, 2H and 18O of H2O, 15N of nitrates), heavy metals, some pesticide molecules Climatological station, rain collector for precipitation chemistry, soil solution station with lysimetric plate at different depths. Continuous measurement since 2004 of CO2, N2O, water vapor, energy exchange in the soil-vegetation-atmosphere continuum thanks to Eddycovariance and closed chamber methodologies (see OZCAR-RI Regional Spatial Observatory in the South West France contribution) Collaboration with the Aurade farmer association for fertilizer and pesticide inputs, cultivation, agricultural practices... Aurade experimental catchment and flux site are an international field site of the Critical Zone Exploration Network CZEN and of ICOS network, a field site of the French Research Infrastructure OZCAR and it is also a site of the French LTSER ZA PYGAR "Zone Atelier Pyrénées-Garonne". and a regional Platform of Research and Innovation-Midi Pyrénées.
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2024-09-12 17:09:29

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1982
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTERThis site is a verified "ILTER" member.
OZCAR RIThis site is a verified "OZCAR RI" member.
LTER EuropeThis site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
ICOS (http://meta.icos-cp.eu/resources/stations/ES_FR-Aur)This site is a verified "ICOS" member.
GERIThis site is a verified "GERI" member.
LTER France (CZO_EU_FR_040)This site is a verified "LTER France" member.
Critical Zone Collaborative Network (CZ Net)The affiliation of this site with "Critical Zone Collaborative Network (CZ Net)" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Photos
Côteaux de Gascogne, South-Western  France
Côteaux de Gascogne, South-Western France
ICOS flux tower on a crop site in the Auradé area
ICOS flux tower on a crop site in the Auradé area
Geographic
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 43.5549378 Longitude: 1.0809558

Size
ca. 320.00ha
Elevation (average)
220.00msl
Elevation (min)
173.00msl
Elevation (max)
268.00msl
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