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CR-Nmr: Nicoya melon-rice cropland

Tower_team:
PI: Mark Johnson mark.johnson@ubc.ca - University of British Columbia
DataManager: Laura Morillas lmorillas@eoas.ubc.ca - University of British Columbia
Lat, Long: 10.0829, -85.4694
Elevation(m): 166
Network Affiliations: AmeriFlux
Vegetation IGBP: CRO (Croplands: Lands covered with temporary crops followed by harvest and a bare soil period (e.g., single and multiple cropping systems). Note that perennial woody crops will be classified as the appropriate forest or shrub land cover type.)
Climate Koeppen: Aw (Tropical savanna)
Mean Annual Temp (°C):
Mean Annual Precip. (mm):
Flux Species Measured: CO2, H2O
Years Data Collected: 2014 - Present
Years Data Available:No data available
Data Use Policy:AmeriFlux Legacy Policy
Description:
The research site is located in a cropland where melon and upland rice are grown alternatively every year. Melon is irrigated and grown during the dry ...
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Research Topics: Focus on crop water use dinamics, crop responses to drought and crop's water and carbon footprint.
Acknowledgment: Supported by grant number WTWPJ 506082-2016 (NSERC grant-AgWIT project through Water JPI and FACCEJPI 2016 Joint Call). Additional thanks for their support to the farm's manager (Manuel Vargas) and the field technician (Grethel Rojas).
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