Oberes Stubachtal - Austria

Basic Information
Site Name
Oberes Stubachtal
Short name
Oberes Stubachtal
Country
Austria
Web Address
LTER Site Oberes Stubachtal
Operating Organisation
University of Salzburg, Department of Geoinformatics
Site Manager
Dr. Bernhard Zagel
Hans Wiesenegger
Site Description
LTER site Oberes Stubachtal is a long-range research site with a main focus on the measurement of the annual mass balance of the Stubacher Sonnblickkees (SSK) and processes of different glaciers, going along with water budget estimations within the catchment area of the dam lakes Weißsee and Tauernmoos that are controlled by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and can gives you more Information about the catchment hydrology. Regular observations and systematic studies had begun with measuring the glacial length in 1960 by the brothers Heinz and Werner Slupetzky. The Massbalance of SSK is measured since 1963 and indirect back calculated till 1946. The Glaciers are photogrammetric mapped since 1963. Additionally the lake “Unterer ...
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2025-01-07 11:01:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1960
Observed properties
atmospheric parameterwater parameterecosystem parameterlandscape parametersoil parameterenvironmental parameterairhumidityairparameterairspecifichumidityairtemperatureairwatervapourpressureatmosphericpressuredaylightlengthdewpointglobalradiationirradiancemaximumtemperaturemeanannualairtemperaturemeanannualprecipitationprecipitationintensityrelativehumidityskytemperaturesnowdepthsolarradiationsunshinedurationwinddirectionwinddirection(meanandgust)windspeedwindspeed(meanandgust)lakelevellaketemperaturerunoffamountwaterlevelwatertemperaturewatervolumeabovegroundbiomassanimalspeciespresencelandcoverlandusesoilclassificationsoiltemperaturesnowdepth
Climate
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec mm 0 20 40 60 80 100 200 300-70 -40 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 °C
Average Monthly Air TemperatureAverage Monthly Precipitation
Precipitation Sum:    2398 mm
Temperature Mean: -0.32 °C
Standard Reference Period: 1981 - 2010
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
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.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
LTER Austria✔ (LTER_EU_AT_023)This site is a verified "LTER Austria" member.
Photos
LTER Site Oberes Stubachtal: Weißsee
LTER Site Oberes Stubachtal: Weißsee
Geographic
MarkerMarkerMarker
5 km
3 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 47.1333 Longitude: 12.6167

Size
ca. 2466.00ha
Elevation (average)
2570.00msl
Elevation (min)
2030.00msl
Elevation (max)
3453.00msl
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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
Alpine
Ecosystem Type
Alpine
Lakes
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) » Inland cliffs, rock pavements and outcrops (H3)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Miscellaneous inland habitats with very sparse or no vegetation (H5)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Miscellaneous inland habitats with very sparse or no vegetation (H5) » Glacial moraines with very sparse or no vegetation (H5.2)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Miscellaneous inland habitats with very sparse or no vegetation (H5) » Sparsely- or un-vegetated habitats on mineral substrates not resulting from recent ice activity (H5.3)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Snow or ice-dominated habitats (H4)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Snow or ice-dominated habitats (H4) » Ice caps and true glaciers (H4.2)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
-0.32°C
Precipitation Annual
2415.00mm
Landforms
Mountain
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
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)
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » Unknown number of places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
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) » 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) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Equipment notes
In the Center of the Area is the Berghotel Rudolfshütte as a Basecamp. Additionaly there is a Weatherstation of the ZAMG. At the outflow of the oberen Eisbodensee is a Station for discharge measurement by the Hydrographical Service of Salzburg
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
paved road
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
365
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
The opportunity to review the results based on the dataset
Reprints of articles using the dataset must be provided to the data provider
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
1 activities in total:
Oberes Stubachtal - Austria - beta diversity, biological diversity, community pattern, community structure, fungal diversity, plant cover, plant density, alpha diversity, animal species abundance, bacterial diversity, bare soil cover, beta diversity, bryo
20 dataset(s) in total:
GeoSphere Austria - Meteorological Station Rudolfshütte
Hohe Tauern National Park - Protected Area
Hydrological Station Uttendorf (ÖBB)
Oberes Stubachtal - Austria, Age profile, education attainment, residential profile, residential density
Oberes Stubachtal - Austria, Air humidity
Oberes Stubachtal - Austria, Air temperature
Oberes Stubachtal - Austria, Atmospheric pressure
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.