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US-KS3: Kennedy Space Center (salt marsh)

Tower_team:
PI: Ross Hinkle rhinkle@ucf.edu - University of Central Florida
FluxContact: Rosvel Bracho rbracho@ufl.edu - University of Florida
Lat, Long: 28.7084, -80.7427
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: Cfa (Humid Subtropical: mild with no dry season, hot summer)
Mean Annual Temp (°C): 22.3
Mean Annual Precip. (mm): 1340
Flux Species Measured: CO2, H2O
Years Data Collected: 2017 - 2020
Years Data Available:

AmeriFlux BASE 2018 - 2019   Data Citation

AmeriFlux FLUXNET 2018   Data Citation

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Description: Salt marsh dominated by Distichlis and being encroached by Mangrove
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Research Topics: Carbon flux of coastal salt marsh related to changes related to woody encroachment
Acknowledgment: Thanks to AmeriFlux, DOE, NASA Kennedy Space Center, and US Fish and Wildlife Service.
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