LTSER Zone Atelier Loire - France

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Site Name
LTSER Zone Atelier Loire
Short name
ZAL
Country
France
Web Address
Zone Atelier Loire
Operating Organisation
CNRS - Institut écologie et environnement (INEE)
Site Manager
Dr. Aude Beauger
Dr. Nathalie Gassama
Dr. Nicolas Legay
Mathieu Bonnefond
Funding Agency
CNRS - Institut écologie et environnement (INEE)
Site Description
The LTSER Zone Atelier Loire belongs to LTER-France network. The ZAL studies the Loire River basin (127 000 km2) on a long term scale (-15000 years until today). It focuses on the functionning of the hydrosystem, the human societies living there and on the co-evolution hydrosystem – society. The LTSER hosts several study sites subjected to measurement or data collection campaigns during work involving different disciplines as well as managers around a key question. The Maine watershed site is a large area to study dynamics of a low-energy river draining a 22,000 km² basin. The Louroux (Indre-et-Loire) site includes operation of an agricultural catchment area (24 km²). The bog of la Guette (Cher, Sologne, 25 ha) is an instrumented ...
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2025-01-09 17:01:23

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2001
Observed properties
atmospheric parameterwater parameterchemical parameterlandscape parameterairhumidityairtemperatureatmosphericpressuredewpointglobalradiationirradiancemaximumtemperaturemeanannualairtemperaturemeanannualprecipitationmeanannualtemperatureminimumtemperatureprecipitationintensityrelativehumiditywinddirectionwinddirection(meanandgust)windspeedwindspeed(meanandgust)availablephosphorusconductivitypotentialevaporationrivertemperaturerunoffamountsedimentationratesuspendedsolidswaterlevelwatertemperaturewatervolumeavailablephosphorussuspendedsolidswaterturbiditylandcoverlanduse
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 France✔ (LTER_EU_FR_008)This site is a verified "LTER France" member.
Projects
Natura 2000
eLTER (H2020)
eLTER catalogue
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photos
View of Montsoreau, traditional inland waterway at the Vienne and Loire river confluence (photo by Mathieu Bonnefond)
View of Montsoreau, traditional inland waterway at the Vienne and Loire river confluence (photo by Mathieu Bonnefond)
Geographic
50 km
50 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 47 Longitude: 1

Size
ca. 353179.00ha
Elevation (average)
107.00msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
1550.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water lakes
Fresh water rivers
Terrestrial
Biome
Fresh Water Rivers
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
Forest
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Grasslands
Lakes
Small lakes
Rivers
Large river headwaters
Large rivers
Small rivers
Urban
Biogeographical Region
Atlantic Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Seasonally wet and wet grasslands (E3)
Habitat complexes (X)
Inland surface waters (C)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
10.90°C
Precipitation Annual
683.00mm
Geology
Sedimentary basin Metamorphic Fluvial sediment deposit
Vegetation
From continental to oceanic vegetation
Soils
Alluvion Brown soil
Hydrology
From continental to oceanic hydrology
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
micro sites
Design of Observation
partly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing frequency » Daily
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial database (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Proprietary file format
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Boat
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » > 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Satellite
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Radio transmission system (repeaters. receivers. centralstation)
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) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Satellite
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » More than 100 kW
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Operation Notes
Sampling interval and maintenance frequency varie according to ecosystem study
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
LTSER
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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

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