Mont Mars-Fontainemore

General information

• Operator: Università degli Studi di Torino - DISAFA
• Altitude: 1400-2600m asl
• Size: 4.00 ha
• Established: 2005
• Climate zone: montane, subalpine, alpine
• Ecosystem type: forest, grassland, shrubland
• Geology: micaschists
• Soils: leptosols, regosols, cambisols, podzols
• Point coordinates: 45.6487°N, 7.8605°E

Variables measured

• Air temperature
• Precipitation
• Soil temperature
• Soil moisture
• Snow depth
• Snow density
• Duration of snow cover
• Soil nutrients