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There is growing interest to use sun induced fluorescence to estimate ecosystem photosynthesis from space.  This new paper from Yang et al tested indices from hyper spectral reflectance measurements with… More

Check out this new feature on the AmeriFlux website. You can now request populated BADM templates for tower sites. To make a request: From the Data menu, choose Download Data…. More

By Chad Hanson, AMP Tech Team. Many flux sites do not have access to line power, and run on solar power. This post shares my recent experience of building a simple solar system,… More

Every spring on the Sevilleta grasslands (elevation 5000 ft), strong northeast winds blow the tumbleweeds down the Rio Grande valley. The tumbleweeds stick to anything that stands out—like the AmeriFlux 3-meter flux tower,… More

Good metadata management is especially important when data are shared across a large community.  Therefore, AmeriFlux is encouraging all sites to fill out an instrument operations (Instrument_Ops) BADM template within… More

At the 2015 Ameriflux Principal Investigators Meeting in Washington DC, 35 people participated  in a World Cafe session to brainstorm about the Next Big Ideas in climate research. Below are listed the… More