The station is managed by the Observatoire de la Zone Critique de la Réunion (OZC-R) from Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de La Réunion (OSU-Réunion, Université de La Réunion). This is a forest station located at 1285m asl in the Reunion National Park. Rainwater is monthly collected (PALMEX rain collector) for δ18O and δ2H water isotopes analysis from 2016. Analyses are carried out at the Institut de Physique du Globe in Paris (PARI analytical platform) and within the IR-OZCAR network. The major ions rainfall composition is also studied. The station also measures several meteorological variables outside the canopy (precipitation, atmospheric pressure, temperature, relative humidity, global and photosynthetically active radiation) but also humidity linked to clouds and fog, as well as ground temperature.

Modèle Numérique de Terrain (MNT) de la plage de l'Hermitage (La Réunion, Saint-Gilles les Bains, 97460), construit par photogrammétrie aérienne acquise par drone. Les données sont acquises sur le site d'observation Station Côtière et Marine (STACOT) du SNO Dynalit, et produites par l'OSU-Réunion et l'UMR Espace-Dev.