Zugspitze Catchment Research Site #1

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Site Overview Map Forcing Data Hydrological Instrumentation Hydrometric/Cryospheric Measurements Hydrological Modelling Data

Section 1: Site Overview

Research Site Name

Zugspitze Catchment Research Site #1

Research Site ID #

Catchment Name

Zugspitze

Primary Contacts

Name	Role	Institution, Country, and Contact Information
Franziska Koch	Primary Contact
Till Rehm	Contact person for AWS stations/data and hydrological instrumentation/data	UFS t.rehm@schneefernerhaus.de);

Site Location

Coordinate Format	Latitude	Longitude
Degrees Minutes Seconds	47°25'15.84'' N	10°59'7.31'' E
Decimal Degrees

Elevation

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

Additional Features of this Site

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Additional Information (notes, web addresses, etc.)

Section 2: Map

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Section 3: Forcing Data

Standard Forcing Variables

Forcing Variable	Instrumentation Description	Temporal Resolution
T	Rotronic HygroClip2
RH	Rotronic HygroClip2
K in	Yes
K out	Yes
L in	yes, at 1 station TBD (factor out all stations)
L out	yes, at 1 station
Net Radiometer	Hukseflux NR01 / RA01
Wind Speed	Young 05103
Wind Direction	Young 05103
Precipitation	Sommer NiWa/Med-K505; MR3H rain gauge
Pressure	Yes

Additional Forcing Variables

Variable	Instrumentation Description	Temporal Resolution
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Additional Forcing Variable Information

Contact person for AWS stations/data and hydrological instrumentation/data: Till Rehm (UFS, t.rehm@schneefernerhaus.de); several meteorological stations within the catchment, however, not all variables are measured at all AWS; main sensor type(s) is(are) mentioned above;

Section 4: Hydrological Instrumentation

Standard Hydrological Instrumentation (including sensor name and model)

Hydrological Variable	Instrumentation Description	Temporal Resolution
Water Level	OTT CTD	hourly
Discharge Method	conversion into discharge by water level - discharge rating curve derived by salt dilution method
Water Temperature	OTT CTD	hourly
Isotope Types (e.g., O18, D, T)
Water Conductivity	OTT CTD	hourly
Turbidity
Sediment Load (Gravels)
Water Sampling Hydrogeochemistry (Elements)
Groundwater Level
Soil Moisture

Additional Hydrological Instrumentation

Variable	Instrumentation Description	Temporal Resolution
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Additional Hydrological Information

Section 5: Hydrometric/Cryospheric Measurements

Standard Hydrometric/Cryospheric Measurements

Hydrometric/Cryospheric Variable	Measurement Description	Temporal Resolution
Terrestrial Laser Scanner	yes (Optech ILRIS LR, currently under revision)	N/A
UAV Sensors		N/A
Snow Surveys	Surveys by the Bavarian Avalanche Service	N/A
Time-lapse Photographs	yes (camera and webcam)
SWE Instruments, Pillows	Sommer snow scale; GNSS snow sensors (based on time delay and signal attenuation, self-developed)	hourly
Snow Depth	Sommer USH-8	hourly
Soil Temperature	Sommer temperature sensor 592C
Surface Temperature	Sommer SIR surface temperature
Eddy Covariance
Ice Elevation	yes, by the Bavarian Academy of Science	N/A
Debris Covered Ice Elevation		N/A
GlacierMassBalance	yes, by the Bavarian Academy of Science	N/A
Glacier Ice Thickness	yes, by the Bavarian Academy of Science	N/A

Additional Hydrometric/Cryospheric Measurements

Variable	Measurement Description	Temporal Resolution
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Additional Hydrometric/Cryospheric Measurement Information

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