Ocean, Atmosphere, Continental Surfaces
NATIONAL STRUCTURING
RI OZCAR
OZCAR is the French Research Infrastructure for the observation of the critical zone gathering about twenty national observing services, observatory of research in environment and other observatories among which OHM-CV, AMMA- CATCH, GLACIOCLIM and Draix Bléone piloted by the OSUG.
– OHM-CV : Mediterranean Cévennes-Vivarais Hydrometerological Observatory
– AMMA-CATCH : African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis - Coupling the Tropical Atmosphere and the Hydrological Cycle
– GLACIOCLIM : Glaciers Observatory
– Draix Bléone : Observatory for the study of the critical zone
– Other Observatory : PERMAFRANCE : French permafrost observation network
RI ACTRIS-FR
Part of the ocean observing activities, the atmosphere contributes to the ACTRIS-FR National Research Infrastructure. CLAP national observing services is a component of this infrastructure.
– CLAP : CLimate relevant Aerosol Properties from near surface observations
COMMUNITY CODE

SNO ELMER/ICE
Community code for modeling the flow of ice, glaciers and polar ice caps
NATIONAL DATA POLE

Theia land data services centre
This data pole will disseminate (at the end of 2019) the data of all observatories of the RI OZCAR

Data and Service for the Atmosphere
This data pole broadcasts the data of all observatories of the RI ACTRIS-Fr
EUROPEAN STRUCTURING
eLTER RI
The European research infrastructure eLTER, dedicated to the study of ecosystems and the environment, was included in the ESFRI roadmap in 2018. The French Research Infrastructures OZCAR and RZA are involved.