Cofunded by the European Union

Maturity Level : 
A.4. Individual Rls and Obs (regional or single-site) with established networking links
RI Acronym : 
Réal Collobrier
Institution/Coordinating Institution : 
INRAE
Other partners : 
The site is managed by INRAE.  
Country : 
France
Current Status : 
Active
Location : 
INRAE Centre PACA, 84140 Avignon, France
RI Type : 
Distributed RI (Central Hub and interlinked National Nodes RI)
Level of Access : 
Transnational
Cost of Access : 
Free
Keywords : 
Rainfall
Water4All Keywords : 
Hydro-climatic extreme events adaptation - Climate changes - Resource management - Other
(Surface water/ Groundwater/ both; Quantity/ Quality/ both; Category (lab, river, lake))
Domains and thematic area : 
Ecosystems - Sustainable Water Management
Services provided : 
Access monitoring sites - Access data and metadata - Knowledge transfer
Equipment : 
Observation networks and tools - Other
(Weather stations)
Type of variables provided : 
Hydrological variables - Meteorological and climatic variables - Geochemical variables - Sediment and Geomorphological variables
Frequency of Measurements : 
Continuous Monitoring (Real-time, 10-min. period, hourly, every few hours, daily etc.) - Periodic Sampling (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, etc.)
Variables Provided : 
Catchment runoff discharge rates;high-temporal-resolution rainfall;water temperature;multi-depth soil moisture levels;pH
Kind of data provided : 
Long-term digital time-series logs;hydrological spreadsheets;climatological data;discharge curves
Sustainability of funding : 
Yes
Type of funding : 
Other
Data Catalogue : 
https://in-situ.theia-land.fr/
Fair Principles : 
Off
Comments : 
It is part of OZCAR-RI and it is included in the French national roadmap. Data accessible via OZCAR Theia
Source : 
Website

The observatory of the Réal Collobrier basins was set up in 1967 to improve the knowledge of particular hydrological phenomena in the Mediterranean area. Located in forest and rural areas on metamorphic soils of the Massif des Maures in the Var, it is a landmark of regional hydro-climatology. This laboratory is used to develop research on improving the knowledge of Mediterranean hydrology, with a monitoring of rainfall (currently 17 raingauges) and flow (7 water level recorders) on a 70 km² basin, since more than 50 years. A Scientific Interest Group, the GIS Réal, conducted multidisciplinary research between 1990 and 1994. The members of this GIS group included hydrologists, hydraulic engineers, geologists, geographers, geomorphologists, geochemists from various universities and research organizations. Since then, several European research projects have tackled different themes on the spatial knowledge of rainfall fields and the setting up of a flood warning system. Since 2015 the watershed has integrated the SOERE RBV and IR OZCAR. New measuring instruments have been set up (multi-parameter probes, meteorological station, water temperature, automatic sampler, etc.). Scientific objectives around the observatory include the study of flash floods, availability of water resources, study of the interaction between vegetation and the water cycle, knowledge of spatial variability of hydrometeorological processes. These interdisciplinary research axes call for hydrology, soil physics, geomorphology, hydrogeology and biochemistry contribute to the improvement of knowledge, the development of tools and methods in the field of rainfall and climatology, and also to the improvement of the understanding and the modelling of the flows.

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The Water4All Partnership - Water Security for the Planet - is a funding programme for scientific research in freshwater. It aims to tackle water challenges to face climate change, help to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and boost the EU’s competitiveness and growth.

It is co-funded by the European Union within the frame of the Horizon Europe programme (a key funding programme for research and innovation). The Partnership duration is for seven years from 2022.

The Water4All objective is to enable water security at a large scale and in the long term. Its goal is also to tackle water issues in a holistic frame. 

All forms of life on earth need water. All human activities operate with this resource. Water is part of our everyday life. It is also integrated within urban and countryside landscapes. It is one of the most valuable elements we share with plants and animals.

These simple facts must be kept in mind to understand the Water4All ambition.

This resource is weakened in many places due to climate changes, and human habits. We know that we can improve the way we use water. Everyone has a role to play and especially the scientific research community.

Scientific research is the heart of the Partnership as It is a powerful tool to improve knowledge on preserving, restoring, and managing this essential resource. 

International cooperation is also needed as water has no borders on Earth and runs from one country to another.

Water4All brings together a broad and cohesive group of 90 partners from 33 countries in the European Union and beyond. This consortium gathers partners from the whole water Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) chain.