Hochjochferner - Austria

Basic Information
Site Name
Hochjochferner
Short name
HJF
Country
Austria
Web Address
Human-Environment Systems Research
Site Manager
Ulrich Strasser
Site Description
Hochjochferner (glacier) is located between the Schnalstal and the Venter valley. It extends over an area of 612 ha from the Grawandspitze (3.251 m) and the Fineilspitze (3.514 m) to the Hochjoch (2.750 m) and into the Rofen valley. The western part of the glacier was used as year-round ski area until 2012.
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Last modified
2023-07-25 08:07:59

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2012
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS)✖The affiliation of this site with "World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS)" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
LTER Austria✖ (LTER_EU_AT_042_001)The affiliation of this site with "LTER Austria" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 46.789 Longitude: 10.8234

Size
ca. 612.00ha
Elevation (average)
3029.00msl
Elevation (min)
2657.00msl
Elevation (max)
3461.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Alpine
Ecosystem Type
Alpine
Biogeographical Region
Alpine Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Alpine and subalpine grasslands (E4)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Miscellaneous inland habitats with very sparse or no vegetation (H5)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Snow or ice-dominated habitats (H4)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
-2.48°C
Precipitation Annual
1111.00mm
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category IV – Habitat/Species Management Area
Category V – Protected Landscape/Seascape/Area
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Observation devices » Measurement tower » No tower on site
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Catalog Service (CSW)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Snow mobile
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 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) » Cable based
Equipment notes
http://www.goldenerose.it/de/schutzhuette-schoene-aussicht/
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
120
General Data Policy
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Extensive
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.