Zhurucay Ecohydrological Observatory: Critical zone observations at the top of the Andes! A natural laboratory of tropical alpine ecohydrology Tropical alpine ecosystems, known as the Páramo, extend to high elevations (3,000-5,000 m a.s.l.) mainly through the northern Andes of South America from Venezuela to northern Peru. Given their geographical location and elevation, Páramo areas are exposed t ...[Read More]
Featured catchment series: Disentangling the ecohydrology of a tropical hotspot!
The tropical alpine, Páramo, grasslands of the Zhurucay Ecohydrological Observatory in south Ecuador. The SuperSite of the observatory shown in the picture, where climatological variables are monitored, is located at 3,780 m a.s.l, and is one of the highest elevation sites across the tropics where these variables are measured continuously. Photo Credit: Galo Carrillo-Rojas.