Zugspitze Catchment, Germany (COPE)

Section 1: Catchment Information

Catchment Name

Zugspitze

Country

Germany

Mountain Range

Wetterstein Mountains, European Alps

Primary Contacts

Name	Role	Institution, Country, and Contact Information
Franziska Koch	Primary Contact

Catchment Location

Elevation

Minimum	Maximum
1365 m a.s.l.	2962 m a.s.l.

Area

11.4 km?

Glaciarized Area (%)

1.5

Main Land Covers

Alpine

Lithology

Karst, limestone

Mean DJFM Temperature

-10.6 °C

Mean DJFM Precipitation

710 mm

Snow Characteristics

Snow coverage more than 2/3rd of the year possible, clear accumulation and ablation period, deep snowpack

Additional Features of this Catchment

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Additional Information (notes, web addresses, etc.)

Section 2: Map of Catchment and Site Location(s)

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