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Tower_team:
PI: Alfonso J. Zambrano ZambranoAJ@si.edu - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
PI: Joseph Wright WRIGHTJ@si.edu - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
PI: Matteo Detto teoparaglider@gmail.com - Princeton University
Lat, Long: 9.1565, -79.8482
Elevation(m): 150
Network Affiliations: AmeriFlux, Phenocam
Vegetation IGBP: EBF (Evergreen Broadleaf Forests: Lands dominated by woody vegetation with a percent cover >60% and height exceeding 2 meters. Almost all trees and shrubs remain green year round. Canopy is never without green foliage.)
Climate Koeppen: Am (Tropical monsoon)
Mean Annual Temp (°C): 26
Mean Annual Precip. (mm): 2650
Flux Species Measured: O3, CO2, H2O
Years Data Collected: 2019 - Present
Years Data Available:No data available
Data Use Policy:AmeriFlux CC-BY-4.0 Policy1
Description:
Barro Colorado Island supports a humid tropical forest with high biodiversity, with 314 tree species in 50 ha. The climate has a strong four-month dry ...
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Research Topics: Carbon cycle of tropical forest
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