Rofental High Alpine Research Basin, Austria

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Site Overview Site Map Data

Basin / Site Name	Rofental High Alpine Research Basin
Country; Province/State	Austria
Website
Operational Management	University of Innsbruck

Oversight/Contacts

Name	Role	Contact Information
Ulrich Strasser	Primary Contact	University of Innsbruck ulrich.strasser@uibk.ac.at Erwin Rottler University of Innsbruck Erwin.Rottler@uibk.ac.at
Erwin Rottler		University of Innsbruck Erwin.Rottler@uibk.ac.at

Basin / Site Location (Centroid Coordinates)

Coordinate Format	Latitude	Longitude
Degrees Minutes Seconds	46° 49' 59.88" N	10° 49' 31.44" E
Decimal Degrees	46.8333	10.8254

Location (Physiographic Region)	Eastern European Alps
Area (km2)	98 km²
Elevation (m; Mean, Maximum, Minimum)	1891 m a.s.l. - 3772 m a.s.l.
Description (Physical–Ecological–Climatic Characteristics)
Drainage / River System
Site History or Historical Context
Years of Data

Glacierized Area (% and year(s) measured)	25
Main Land Cover(s)	alpine
Lithology / Soils	Gneiss
	J F M A M J J A S O N D A
Mean Monthly and Annual Temperature (°C)	-9.2°C (3026 m a.s.l.)
	J F M A M J J A S O N D A
Mean Total Monthly and Annual Precipitation (mm)	321 mm (3026 m.a.s.l.)
Snow Characteristics	deep, cold
Additional Noteworthy Characteristics of Basin/Site

Datasets and Real-time Data Feeds

Data Centre Postings

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