AmeriFlux - Request Site Visit

Site ID*

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Principal Investigators*

Planned Visit Start Date*

Planned Visit End Date*

This questionnaire is broken up into five sections. For most questions just a few words are enough! Brief answers are fine.

ABOUT THE PEOPLE

Who are the other investigators associated with this site, if any?*

Is the site information correct in the AmeriFlux database?*

Yes
No

Request all BADM data sets to review if needed.

Describe the staffing for this site. Provide names, role and contact information (phone number, email address).*

Are there other staff who support the site or its surroundings? Name and relationship to site.*

ABOUT THE SITE

Please provide some photographs of the site and its surroundings. (You can provide a webpage link if you wish.)

File

What type of tower/tripod infrastructure is present?*

What is the height of the tower?*

What is the height of the canopy?*

What instrumentation is on site? Give names/models of eddy covariance and radiometers instruments only.*

LOGISTICS

Provide the best, local shipping address for our equipment. Include a phone number. Our equipment will arrive the week prior to the planned visit date.

Attention*

Phone*

Shipping Details*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

We will rent a vehicle. Is there an all-weather road to the site? Are there site-specific considerations that we should take into account (i.e., high clearance, 4x4)?*

What kind of security is there for site access (permit, open-access, on-site personnel required for us to access the site)?*

What kind of infrastructure is on site (structures such as sheds)?*

Is there AC line power at the site? Our system uses 60 Watts of power at 12–18 VDC. Can your power system accommodate this load? If the answer to both of these questions is no, is there a problem with us operating a small (~1000 W) gasoline generator at your site?*

Is there a hauling system on the tower?*

Are there other logistical concerns? Environmental hazards?*

For setup and breakdown days of the visit, is on-site help available (1-2 persons)?*

Is there wired or wireless network access available at the site?*

What is the cellular coverage at the site (carriers and signal strength)?*

What would you recommend for nearby lodging?*

ABOUT THE DATA

Have you use “gold files” to validate your data processing software?*

Yes
No

When was the software validation done?*

Has your data processing code changed since then?*

Please download “gold files” files (http://public.ornl.gov/ameriflux/standards- gold.shtml), run through your data processing code, and send your calculated flux to SCBiraud@lbl.gov.

What have site PIs (you) been doing for data quality control?*

Could you provide us with processed data while the site visit is underway to allow us to perform preliminary analyses?*

Could you provide us with data within two weeks of the site visit?*

What data-years have been submitted to the Ameriflux database?*

EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION

Contact information for First Aid Responder (Site personnel with First Aid Training)?*

Name and address of the nearest hospital or clinic? Directions from your site?*

Location of nearest phone if cell phones don’t work?*

Is there an emergency site evacuation plan (route and meeting area)?*

Primary Emergency Contact?*

Alternate Emergency Contact?*

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