Lago Piramide Inferiore - Nepal

Basic Information
Site Name
Lago Piramide Inferiore
Short name
IT11-002-A
Country
Nepal
Web Address
Geonetwork EvK2
Site Manager
Andrea Lami
Site Description
The lake is located in the Khumbu Valley, Sagarmatha National Park (SNP), Nepal. SNP is situated in the Solu-Khumbu district, in the north-eastern region of Nepal and represents the northernmost part of the Dudh Koshi River Basin, which is part of the Koshi River Basin (or SaptaKoshi Basin), one of the seven major hydrographic basins into which Nepal is subdivided. The SNP covers an area of 1141 km2 and is surrounded on all sides by the highest mountain ranges on Earth. The terrain is extremely irregular, with altitudes that reach 8848 m. The lower topographic limit of permanent snow cover is located at an altitude of 5500–5600 m. The climate of the SNP is driven by the Asian monsoon. The lake bedrock is mainly Late Tertiary ...
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2024-05-08 14:05:15

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1992
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_054)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
Projects
ABC - UNEP atmospheric brown Cloud project
Photos
not defined
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Geographic
50 m
100 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 27.963143 Longitude: 86.812424

Size
ca. 1.55ha
Elevation (average)
5067.00msl
Elevation (min)
5067.00msl
Elevation (max)
5067.00msl
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GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water lakes
Biome
Fresh Water Lakes
Ecosystem Type
Alpine
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
Small lakes
EUNIS habitat
Inland surface waters (C)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
-2.50°C
Precipitation Annual
520.00mm
Geology
Late Tertiary Granites, with a primarily quartz?silicate composition and a low weathering rate
Vegetation
Small areas of alpine meadow composed of Leontopodium monocephalum, Potentilla fruticosa, Stellaria decumbens, Anaphalis cavei and A. xylorhiza. The area is characterized by patches of low brush dominated by Rhododendron anthopogon, R. setosum, R. nivale and a spotted with dwarf form of Juniperus
Soils
Absent or very thin in most of the catchments
Hydrology
The lake is fed by the outflowing water of an upper lake (Lake Piramide Superiore) and indirectly by a small glacier located in the catchment of the upper lake.
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Equipment notes
High altitude research laboratory Pyramid, managed by EVK2-CNR
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
200
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular