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US-EKY: Elkhorn Slough Yampah Marsh

Tower_team:
PI: Adina Paytan apaytan@ucsc.edu - University of California, Santa Cruz
FluxContact: Sylvain Labedens slabeden@ucsc.edu - University of California, Santa Cruz
Technician: J.J. Jabuka jjabuka@ucsd.edu - University of California, Santa Cruz
Lat, Long: 36.8105, -121.7487
Elevation(m):
Network Affiliations: AmeriFlux
Vegetation IGBP: WET (Permanent Wetlands: Lands with a permanent mixture of water and herbaceous or woody vegetation that cover extensive areas. The vegetation can be present in either salt, brackish, or fresh water)
Climate Koeppen: Csb (Mediterranean: mild with dry, warm summer)
Mean Annual Temp (°C): 10
Mean Annual Precip. (mm): 894
Flux Species Measured: CO2, CH4, H2O
Years Data Collected: 2022 - Present
Years Data Available:No data available
Data Use Policy:AmeriFlux CC-BY-4.0 Policy1
Description: Undisturbed salth marsh in the Elkhorn Slough. Islands with dense pickleweek cut by tidal channels. Marsh is inundated and drained diurnally.
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Research Topics: Greenhouse gas emissions from salt marshes.
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