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AmeriFlux US-xAE NEON Klemme Range Research Station (OAES)

This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site US-xAE NEON Klemme Range Research Station (OAES). Site Description - The 1,560-acre Klemme Range Research Station is a grassland site managed for livestock grazing and pasture, located in the middle of the Rolling Red Plains Resource Area. The Rolling Red Plains extends from south of the Red River to north of the Oklahoma/Kansas border consisting of approximately 9.4 million acres, which occupies a significant portion of Western Oklahoma excluding the Oklahoma Panhandle.

Network), NEON (National Ecological Observatory↗

AmeriFlux US-xSJ NEON San Joaquin Experimental Range (SJER)

This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site US-xSJ NEON San Joaquin Experimental Range (SJER). Site Description - Located at The San Joaquin Experimental Range, in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada, this 18.2 kilometer terrestrial field site is a mix of open woodlands, shrubs and grasslands with low density cattle grazing. SJER is an ecosystem research experimental area. It was originally conceived as a cooperative interdisciplinary research center to identify cost-effect methods of commercial livestock production in the annual grass-oak pine woodlands, while maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem. More recently, research objectives have expanded and diversified to include research projects making contributions to our knowledge of the patterns and processes working in this ecosystem.

Network), NEON (National Ecological Observatory↗

AmeriFlux US-Jo1 Jornada Experimental Range Bajada Site

This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Jo1 Jornada Experimental Range Bajada Site. Site Description - The Jornada Basin Experimental Range (JER) covers 783 km2 in the La Jornada del Muerto Plain of the northern Chihuahuan Desert and is located 20km of Las Cruces, NM. Extensive livestock grazing at the JER and througout the US Southwest was coincident with large-scale grassland deterioration and transition to shrubland begining in the 1800s. The JER was established n 1912 to investigate these rangeland changes and has since become a central location for understanding dryland ecology. This flux tower monitors CO2 and H2O dynamics in a representative shrubland on the piedmont slope (bajada) of the San Andreas mountains. The dominant shrubs are evergreen Larrea tridentata (Creosote) and winter-deciduous Prosopis glandulosa (Honey Mesquite). Other cover types include Flourensia cernua (tarbush) and patchy occurences of the grasses Muhlenbergia porteri (Bush Muhly) and Dasyochloa pulchella (Fluff Grass). The site is occasionally visited by stray domestic cattle, free-ranging introduced Oryx, and other native herbivores (Jack Rabbits, Desert Pronghorn). Soils at the site are Ustic Calciargids and parent material consists of limestone, other sedimentary rock, and some igneous rock. Virtual Site Visit: https://youtu.be/v1uJCKuicqs​

Tweedie, Craig↗

AmeriFlux PR-xLA NEON Lajas Experimental Station (LAJA)

This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site PR-xLA NEON Lajas Experimental Station (LAJA). Site Description - The NEON Lajas Experimental Station (LAJA) site is located on the southwest corner of the main island of Puerto Rico in a experimental range. This is a grassland site that is periodically grazed by cattle.

Network), NEON (National Ecological Observatory↗

AmeriFlux FLUXNET-1F US-MOz Missouri Ozark Site

This is the AmeriFlux Management Project (AMP) created FLUXNET-1F version of the carbon flux data for the site US-MOz Missouri Ozark Site. This is the FLUXNET version of the carbon flux data for the site US-MOz Missouri Ozark Site produced by applying the standard ONEFlux (1F) software. Site Description - The site is located in the University of Missouri Baskett Wildlife Research area, situated in the Ozark region of central Missouri. The site is uniquely located in the ecologically important transitional zone between the central hardwood region and the central grassland region of the US. The land has been publically owned since the 1930s, and is on a land tract that was forested with the same dominant species before settlement in the early 1800s.

Wood, Jeffrey↗

AmeriFlux FLUXNET-1F US-Myb Mayberry Wetland

This is the AmeriFlux Management Project (AMP) created FLUXNET-1F version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Myb Mayberry Wetland. This is the FLUXNET version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Myb Mayberry Wetland produced by applying the standard ONEFlux (1F) software. Site Description - The Mayberry Wetland site is a 300-acre restored wetland on Sherman Island, north of Mayberry Slough, that is on the property of Mayberry Farms and managed by the California Department of Water Resources and Ducks Unlimited. During Summer 2010, the site was restored from a pepperweed and annual grassland pasture to a wetland through a project managed by Bryan Brock (bpbrock@water.ca.gov). A flux tower equipped to analyze energy, H2O, CO2, and CH4 fluxes was installed on October 14, 2010. At the time of installation, flooding of the site had only recently begun after extensive reconstruction of the wetland bathymetry conducted during the summer. Although some small patches of tules remain within the site, the site is a patchwork of deep and shallow open water with some remaining vegetation. Currently, there is an intention to flood-to-kill the current pepperweed and upland grasses and let the wetland plants propagate naturally, so no additional plant manipulation will occur.

Matthes, Jaclyn Hatala↗

AmeriFlux FLUXNET-1F US-Jo1 Jornada Experimental Range Bajada Site

This is the AmeriFlux Management Project (AMP) created FLUXNET-1F version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Jo1 Jornada Experimental Range Bajada Site. This is the FLUXNET version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Jo1 Jornada Experimental Range Bajada Site produced by applying the standard ONEFlux (1F) software. Site Description - The Jornada Basin Experimental Range (JER) covers 783 km2 in the La Jornada del Muerto Plain of the northern Chihuahuan Desert and is located 20km of Las Cruces, NM. Extensive livestock grazing at the JER and througout the US Southwest was coincident with large-scale grassland deterioration and transition to shrubland begining in the 1800s. The JER was established n 1912 to investigate these rangeland changes and has since become a central location for understanding dryland ecology. This flux tower monitors CO2 and H2O dynamics in a representative shrubland on the piedmont slope (bajada) of the San Andreas mountains. The dominant shrubs are evergreen Larrea tridentata (Creosote) and winter-deciduous Prosopis glandulosa (Honey Mesquite). Other cover types include Flourensia cernua (tarbush) and patchy occurences of the grasses Muhlenbergia porteri (Bush Muhly) and Dasyochloa pulchella (Fluff Grass). The site is occasionally visited by stray domestic cattle, free-ranging introduced Oryx, and other native herbivores (Jack Rabbits, Desert Pronghorn). Soils at the site are Ustic Calciargids and parent material consists of limestone, other sedimentary rock, and some igneous rock. Virtual Site Visit: https://youtu.be/v1uJCKuicqs​

Tweedie, Craig↗

AmeriFlux FLUXNET-1F US-Ses Sevilleta shrubland

This is the AmeriFlux Management Project (AMP) created FLUXNET-1F version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Ses Sevilleta shrubland. This is the FLUXNET version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Ses Sevilleta shrubland produced by applying the standard ONEFlux (1F) software. Site Description - The Sevilleta Desert Shrubland site is located in Larrea-dominated shrubland in the northern Chihuahuan Desert of the Rio Grande Valley, on the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (SNWR). The site is within the McKenzie Flats area of the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). McKenzie Flats is an extensive (~130 km2), nearly flat, mixed-species desert grassland bounded on the east by Los Pinos Mountains and on the west by the Rio Grande. Historically, this area has been used for livestock grazing; however, the McKenzie Flats have not been grazed since 1973 and the effects of this previous grazing are considered negligible for the purposes of this study. The density of Larrea at this site is 0.9 m-2 , interspersed with C4 perennial grasses (Bouteloua gracilis, B. eriopoda, Sporobolis spp., Hilaria jamesii, Muhlenbergia spp.). Sixty percent of mean annual precipitation comes in isolated, short duration showers during the monsoon season (July – September); the remainder arrives with winter frontal systems, although with considerable year-to-year variation.

Litvak, Marcy↗

AmeriFlux FLUXNET-1F US-xAE NEON Klemme Range Research Station (OAES)

This is the AmeriFlux Management Project (AMP) created FLUXNET-1F version of the carbon flux data for the site US-xAE NEON Klemme Range Research Station (OAES). This is the FLUXNET version of the carbon flux data for the site US-xAE NEON Klemme Range Research Station (OAES) produced by applying the standard ONEFlux (1F) software. Site Description - The 1,560-acre Klemme Range Research Station is a grassland site managed for livestock grazing and pasture, located in the middle of the Rolling Red Plains Resource Area. The Rolling Red Plains extends from south of the Red River to north of the Oklahoma/Kansas border consisting of approximately 9.4 million acres, which occupies a significant portion of Western Oklahoma excluding the Oklahoma Panhandle.

Network), NEON (National Ecological Observatory↗

AmeriFlux FLUXNET-1F US-Var Vaira Ranch- Ione

This is the AmeriFlux Management Project (AMP) created FLUXNET-1F version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Var Vaira Ranch- Ione. This is the FLUXNET version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Var Vaira Ranch- Ione produced by applying the standard ONEFlux (1F) software. Site Description - Located in the lower foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains on privately owned land, the Vaira Ranch site is classified as a grassland dominated by C3 annual grasses. Managed by local rancher, Fran Vaira, brush has been periodically removed for cattle grazing. Species include a variety of grasses and herbs, including purple false brome, smooth cat's ear, and rose clover. Growing season is confined to the wet season only, typically from October to early May.

Ma, Siyan↗

AmeriFlux FLUXNET-1F US-Cop Corral Pocket

This is the AmeriFlux Management Project (AMP) created FLUXNET-1F version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Cop Corral Pocket. This is the FLUXNET version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Cop Corral Pocket produced by applying the standard ONEFlux (1F) software. Site Description - The Corral Pocket site is located in a semi-arid grassland in southeastern Utah, just east of Canyonlands National park. For the greater part of the year, 38-80% of the ground is essentially bare. Vegetation is primarily native perennial C3/C4 grasses with annual ground converge ranging from 8-35%. Leaving the remaining 0-15% coverage to interspersed annual grasses, the remaining 0-15% coverage is occupied by annual grasses. 6-8 weeks during the late fall or winter, Livestock grazing is responsible for the majority of aboveground vegetation loss and subsequent high variability of ground coverage.

Bowling, David↗

AmeriFlux FLUXNET-1F US-LS2 San Pedro River Lewis Springs Savanna

This is the AmeriFlux Management Project (AMP) created FLUXNET-1F version of the carbon flux data for the site US-LS2 San Pedro River Lewis Springs Savanna. This is the FLUXNET version of the carbon flux data for the site US-LS2 San Pedro River Lewis Springs Savanna produced by applying the standard ONEFlux (1F) software. Site Description - A riparian savanna located on an old alluvial terrace about 0.5 km from the banks of the entrenched San Pedro River in southeastern Arizona USA. Site climate is semiarid with monsoonal (Jul-Sep) rainfall. The trees access groundwater (depth of ~7 m)from an alluvial aquifer recharged elsewhere. Therefore, site water balance is not closed and ET greatly exceeds precipitation. The perennial bunchgrasses use primarily rainfall. This groundwater-using ecosystem is far more ebulliant and productive than the upland vegetation around it (shrublands and grasslands) outside of the San Pedro River corridor.

Scott, Russell↗

AmeriFlux FLUXNET-1F US-SRS Santa Rita Savanna

This is the AmeriFlux Management Project (AMP) created FLUXNET-1F version of the carbon flux data for the site US-SRS Santa Rita Savanna. This is the FLUXNET version of the carbon flux data for the site US-SRS Santa Rita Savanna produced by applying the standard ONEFlux (1F) software. Site Description - The study site is located in the Santa Rita Experimental Range, approximately 45 km south of Tucson, Arizona, within the Sonoran Desert. The rangeland has undergone a shift from a semiarid grassland to a savanna due to the encroachment of the woody leguminous tree Prosopis velutina Woot., or velvet mesquite. A pair of adjacent watersheds of similar size ( 1.08 ha and 1.10 ha) was established to investigate the effects of mesquite removal on hydrologic processes. In 1974, diesel oil was applied basally to all trees in one watershed, with reapplication as needed and dead tree removal for wood, whereas the other watershed, where the flux tower is located, has continued in the woody plant encroachment process. In 2016, an herbicide process was applied to the area around the EC flux tower.

Vivoni, Enrique R.↗

AmeriFlux FLUXNET-1F US-xSJ NEON San Joaquin Experimental Range (SJER)

This is the AmeriFlux Management Project (AMP) created FLUXNET-1F version of the carbon flux data for the site US-xSJ NEON San Joaquin Experimental Range (SJER). This is the FLUXNET version of the carbon flux data for the site US-xSJ NEON San Joaquin Experimental Range (SJER) produced by applying the standard ONEFlux (1F) software. Site Description - Located at The San Joaquin Experimental Range, in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada, this 18.2 kilometer terrestrial field site is a mix of open woodlands, shrubs and grasslands with low density cattle grazing. SJER is an ecosystem research experimental area. It was originally conceived as a cooperative interdisciplinary research center to identify cost-effect methods of commercial livestock production in the annual grass-oak pine woodlands, while maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem. More recently, research objectives have expanded and diversified to include research projects making contributions to our knowledge of the patterns and processes working in this ecosystem.

Network), NEON (National Ecological Observatory↗

AmeriFlux FLUXNET-1F US-SRM Santa Rita Mesquite

This is the AmeriFlux Management Project (AMP) created FLUXNET-1F version of the carbon flux data for the site US-SRM Santa Rita Mesquite. This is the FLUXNET version of the carbon flux data for the site US-SRM Santa Rita Mesquite produced by applying the standard ONEFlux (1F) software. Site Description - Semidesert grassland encroached by mesquite (Prosopis velutina) trees. Please see Scott et al. 2009 JGR-Biogeo, 114, G04004

Scott, Russell↗

AmeriFlux US-AMS Argonne Testbed for Multiscale Observational Science (ATMOS)

This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site US-AMS Argonne Testbed for Multiscale Observational Science (ATMOS). Site Description - This tower is located at Argonne National Laboratory approximately 2 km north of the Des Plaines river and 115 m NNW from the ATMOS meteorological tower. It is downwind of a seasonally wet grassland bordered by forest 40 m N of the flux tower. The area was managed by controlled burns until 2019.

McNicol, Gavin [University of Illinois at Chicago]↗

AmeriFlux US-SHC Sagehen Creek Field Station

This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site US-SHC Sagehen Creek Field Station. Site Description - This tower is located at the Sagehen Creek Field Station of UC Berkeley. The 30m tower near the station has been used for meteorological measurements since at least 2006 and EC flux measurements were started in late June 2017. The area is dominated by coniferous forest with patches of grassland in between.

Wolf, Sebastian [ETH Zurich]↗

AmeriFlux US-UR0 Baggs - UCRB

This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site US-UR0 Baggs - UCRB. Site Description - This tower is located in Baggs, Wyoming, in a grassland ecosystem. The area experiences cold winters and mild summers, with relatively low precipitation and significant snowfall during the winter months. The surrounding landscape consists mainly of grass pastures used for livestock grazing.

Neale, C. U. [Daugherty Water for Food Global Inst↗