Damma - Switzerland

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This site has been closed down since 2014.
Basic Information
Site Name
Damma
Short name
Damma
Country
Switzerland
Web Address
http://www.soiltrec.eu/CZOPages/site3.html
Site Description
The site was located in the Central Alps, in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. it encompassed the the Damma glacier and its fore field, which is located at an altitude between 1950 and 2050 m above sea level. Due to the glacier retreat a soil chronosequence of about 150 years is present in the valley bottom. The soil chronosequence has been the object of extensive studies. The climate is characterized by a short vegetation period (late June to mid October), and about 2400 mm precipitation per year. The bedrock is composed of a coarse-grained granite of the Aare massif, which was metamorphosed under greenschist facies conditions and is composed of quartz, plagioclase, potassium feldspar, biotite, and muscovite. Epidote is present in ...
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2024-07-16 12:07:37

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Closed
Year Established
2008
Year Closed
2014
Observed properties
chemical parametersoil parameterecosystem parameterwater parameteratmospheric parameterbiological parameteracidneutralisingcapacityavailablephosphorusbasesaturationcationexchangecapacitydissolvedorganiccarboninwaterinorganiccarboncontentinorganicnitrogencontentpercentcarbonpercentorganiccarbonsoilorganicresidualsoilpHsoilsoluteamounttotalcarbontotalorganiccarboncarbon-to-nitrogenratiocationexchangecapacitysoilmoisturefieldcapacitysoilporositysoilrespirationsoilsoluteamountsoilsolutionconcentrationsoiltemperaturesoiltexturetotalorganiccarbonecosystemstructurelitterresidencetimemicrobialdiversitysoilmicrobialdiversitysoilorganicresidualsoilsoluteamountconductivitymacroporessaturatedwatercontentwatertablewatervolumeatmosphericpressureplantcarbonconcentrationprecipitationintensitynitrogencontent
Geographic
1 km
3000 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 46.640283 Longitude: 8.462796

Size
ca. 1200.00ha
Elevation (average)
2300.00msl
Elevation (min)
1940.00msl
Elevation (max)
3630.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml] [.geojson]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml] [.geojson]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water rivers
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)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Alpine and subalpine grasslands (E4) » Acid alpine and subalpine grassland (E4.3)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Alpine and subalpine grasslands (E4) » Moss and lichen dominated mountain summits, ridges and exposed slopes (E4.2)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Snow or ice-dominated habitats (H4)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
2.00°C
Precipitation Annual
2400.00mm
Geology
The bedrock is composed of a coarse-grained granite of the Aare massif, which was metamorphosed under greenschist facies conditions and is composed of quartz, plagioclase, potassium feldspar, biotite, and muscovite. Epidote is present in significant amounts, mainly as inclusion in plagioclase. Additional accessory minerals include magnetite chlorite and apatite.
Vegetation
Vegetation ranges from patchy wit moss lichens and forbs in the very young soils (less than 10 years old) with Agrostis gigantea Roth, Rumex scutatus L., Cerastium uniflorum Thom. ex Reichb., and Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill. The vegetation cover increases from partial to full in the intermediate age-soils. Dominant plant species are Agrostis gigantea, Salix spp., Deschampsiacespitosa. In the oldest soils (90-150 Y) Vegetation cover is full and is characterised by woody plants such as Rhododendron ferrugineum L. and Salix spp., and grasses like Agrostis gigantea and Festuca rubra L. and patches with Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC.
Soils
According to the FAO soil classification the soils in the glacier fore field chronosequnece can be classified as Dystric Hyperskeletic Leptosols, Eutric Hyperskeletic Leptosols. The soils outside the soil chronosequence t are Haplic Cambisols
Hydrology
The hydrological regime of the study area is dominated by runoff generation from the seasonal snow cover and the glacier. The runoff from the basin discharges entirely to a hydropower dam (Göscheneralpsee).
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category IV – Habitat/Species Management Area
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Observation devices » Measurement tower » No tower on site
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
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
Equipment notes
accommodation and car access at about 1.5 hours walking distance from site, no road access
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
No
Operation Notes
There is no fixed sampling or maintenance plan. Sampling intervals according to project needs.
Site Visit Interval
1
General Data Policy
Mutual agreement on reciprocal sharing of data
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Externally Available Datasets
There is one dataset for this site available in the eLTER Digital Asset Register (DAR):To see more visit the eLTER DAR.

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.