OZCAR

OZCAR and RZA are research infrastructures dedicated to the observation of critical zones and drainage basins. They are coordinated by the CNRS INSU and the CNRS InEE, respectively. Together, the two RIs make up the French entity for the ESFRI eLTER project. Some of these distributed infrastructures’ sites also support the Advance_eLTER European infrastructure.

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These distributed infrastructures aim to provide a broad range of observational data on biodiversity, biogeochemistry and hydrology from natural sites across France, along with occasional characterisations of anthropic activities (RZA).

While INRAE has not yet certified the “natural observation infrastructures”, the institution is an important player in the Zones Ateliers network (seven ZAs) and is involved as a partner in nine universe observatories (which contribute in different ways to the OZCAR RI. INRAE’s positioning in these RIs and associated organisations will evolve with the consolidation of the next French national roadmap due out in 2020.

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