Glacier de Zinal
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Alluvial Zones of National Importance · 2001
2 km²
Commune · CHE
Ayer
Switzerland
ETPolar, tundra(72 %)
Area
119,2km²
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
Le graphe apparaîtra automatiquement dès que le calcul est terminé (rafraîchissement toutes les 2s).
Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
-3,4°C
Annual rain
1 293mm
Warmest m°
11,5°C
Coldest m°
-18,8°C
Elevation: 2 644 m on average (min 1 338 m, max 3 782 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
-3,4°C
Annual rain
1 293mm
Warmest month
11,5°C
Coldest month
-18,8°C
Mean alt.
2 644m
Min
1 338m
Max
3 782m
Std. dev.
556m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(72 %)Polar
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
75,7g/kg
Clay
18,6%
Sand
39,6%
Silt
41,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Sierre
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
120,6g/kg
Clay
17,9%
Sand
39,5%
Silt
42,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
61,1g/kg
Clay
18,1%
Sand
39,7%
Silt
42,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
45,3g/kg
Clay
19,6%
Sand
39,7%
Silt
40,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.4%
Crops0.0%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil21.2%
Other (grassland, water…)67.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
10,5%
Pesticides
14,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN IV · 4
Plat de la Lé
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Alluvial Zones of National Importance · 2017
0 km²
Le Poyou
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2010
0 km²
Ayer
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2010
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN