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US-LA1: Pointe-aux-Chenes Brackish Marsh

Tower_team:
PI: Ken Krauss kraussk@usgs.gov - USGS-Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
PI: Melinda Martinez melindamartinez@usgs.gov - US Geological Survey
Lat, Long: 29.5013, -90.4449
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): 20.7
Mean Annual Precip. (mm): 1625
Flux Species Measured: CO2, CH4, N2O, H2O
Years Data Collected: 2011 - 2012
Years Data Available:

AmeriFlux BASE 2011 - 2012   Data Citation

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Description: Brackish marsh, 40-70% organic matter, microtidal
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Research Topics: Annual carbon and water fluxes, chamber/EC comparison
Acknowledgment: Funding for this research was provided by Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, USGS Climate and Land Use Change R&D Program, and USGS LandCarbon Program. We thank Apache Louisiana Minerals (through agreement with CH2M) for allowing us to install studies on their lands immediately adjacent to Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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