DOI: 10.17190/AMF/1246056

AmeriFlux BASE US-GLE GLEES

Dataset Creator(s)

Name John Frank
Email john.frank@usda.gov
Affiliation USDA Forest Service
Name Bill Massman
Email william.massman@usda.gov
Affiliation USDA Forest Service

Dataset Description

This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site US-GLE GLEES. Site Description - The Glacier Lakes Ecosystem Experiments Site (GLEES) site is located on land owned by the U.S. government and managed by US Forest Service as part of the Medicine Bow National Forest. Many of the trees in the immediate vicinity of the site are older than 400 years, inter-dispersed among trees much younger in age. This widespread age distribution is most likely a derivation of one of two scenarios: 1) A widespread stand replacement about 400 years ago followed by a slow replacement; 2) Intermittent random disturbances over the past 400 years (Bradford et al. 2008). A decade long spruce beetle outbreak that peaked in 2008 resulted in the mortality of 85% of the forested basal area. There are a few private land holdings in the area, with scattered uncorked mining claims. Following the establishment of the National Forest, mining was banned and grazing was closed in the early 1990's in the upper portion of the GLEES site. Recreation in the winter, when snow can remain in patches into the summer months, snow mobiling and cross country skiing are popular. During the limited summer, hiking, camping and fishing are common activities. The site is accessible by vehicle only during the summer on Forest Road FDR 317, and in the winter, the tower is only reachable via snowmobile.

Dataset Information

Originating Research Organization(s)

USDA Forest Service

Country USA
Sponsor Organization(s)

USDA/Forest Service

Site Page https://ameriflux.lbl.gov/sites/siteinfo/US-GLE
Data Policy AmeriFlux CC-BY-4.0 License
Citation John Frank, Bill Massman (2021), AmeriFlux BASE US-GLE GLEES, Ver. 8-5, AmeriFlux AMP, (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.17190/AMF/1246056
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