March 2021
Community Meeting Year of Water Fluxes
Dear Flux Community AmeriFlux is launching a new theme Year on Water Fluxes! On behalf of the AmeriFlux Science Steering Committee, we would like to invite interested community members to a community Zoom meeting to help brainstorm ideas and to lead the initiative. We will be forming an organizing committee and welcome volunteers. We would like to hold a virtual one-hour meeting to kick this effort off on March 1, 9 am PST. Some potential ideas we would like to... More
Find out more »AMP Webinar: Submitting BADM in CSV format
BADM (Biological, Ancillary, Disturbance, and Metadata) can now be submitted using CSV files! In this webinar, we will describe the BADM CSV reporting format and how site teams can use new online BADM resources to customize their submission. Community members using BADM may also find this webinar helpful as we explain new online resources, which include BADM organization, definitions, and examples.
Find out more »April 2021
FLUXNET Spring Workshop
We are honored to invite you to participate in the FLUXNET Spring Workshop, which will occur on the days 15 and 16 of April 2021. The workshop promotes the Year of Water Flux with a webinar on the first day (9 am to 12 pm PT) and a Python Course (8 am to 12 pm PT) on the second day. The webinar session will host a 4-research panel to discuss the intersections and opportunities of flux measurements, modeling, and remote... More
Find out more »AMP Webinar: AMP for data users: how to use AmeriFlux data
AmeriFlux data has many uses, from understanding carbon cycling and ecophysiology to benchmarking models and remote sensing observations. In this webinar we will explore different approaches to using AmeriFlux data, and learn from the experiences of other data users and providers.
Find out more »May 2021
7th ABoVE Science Team Meeting (ASTM7)
Please mark your calendars for the 7th ABoVE Science Team Meeting (ASTM7), to be held virtually May 11th & 13th, 2021. Our notion is for the sessions on Tuesday and Thursday to focus on plans for the field season and airborne remote sensing, presentations from partner organizations, updates from the Working Group leads, and reports from the ongoing Synthesis Activities. There will be parallel sessions on each day to feature research highlights from individual projects. Each day will end with... More
Find out more »7th ABoVE Science Team Meeting (ASTM7)
Please mark your calendars for the 7th ABoVE Science Team Meeting (ASTM7), to be held virtually May 11th & 13th, 2021. Our notion is for the sessions on Tuesday and Thursday to focus on plans for the field season and airborne remote sensing, presentations from partner organizations, updates from the Working Group leads, and reports from the ongoing Synthesis Activities. There will be parallel sessions on each day to feature research highlights from individual projects. Each day will end with... More
Find out more »Training Course (Virtual) on New Advances in Land Carbon Cycle Modeling
The training course will focus on the following aspects of land carbon modeling: · New theory on land carbon storage dynamics · Matrix approach to land carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus modeling · Data assimilation system with both flux- and pool-based observations · Deep learning and machine learning to enhance process-based research · Ecological forecasting
Find out more »June 2021
Land-Atmosphere Interactions Workshop
In support of the AmeriFlux “Year of Water Fluxes”, and in collaboration with community representation from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility and Atmospheric System Research (ASR) program, we are pleased to announce the Open and Virtual Workshop, “Improving understanding of land-atmosphere interactions through integration of surface flux and atmospheric boundary layer measurements”.
Find out more »July 2021
Early Career Researchers Spotlight 3/3: español
Five presentations from Early Career researchers will highlight the various research projects in the AmeriFlux community. The presentations will be held in Spanish.
Find out more »FLUXNET ECN Webinar: careers and professional development opportunities for early career scientists
The webinar will aim to answer broad questions about preparing (applying, interviewing, reflecting on values) and thriving (research/funding, networking, community service and broader impacts, policy engagement) in atmospheric, terrestrial, flux and ecological science careers. This can include experiences in academia, community relations, federal and non-profit institutions. Hear about career perspectives in our panel discussion with four amazing panelists: Dr. Jennifer Arrigo, US Department of Energy Dr. Beth Cassie, USGS Dr. Cari Ficken, University at Buffalo Dr. Danielle Ignace, Harvard University... More
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