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US-SB1: Sweet Briar Land-Atmosphere Research Station

Tower_team:
PI: Quinn Thomas rqthomas@vt.edu - Virginia Tech
PI: Tom O'Halloran tohallo@clemson.edu - Clemson University
DataManager: Jeremy Forsythe jdforsy@g.clemson.edu - Clemson University
DataManager: Jeremy Forsythe jdforsy@g.clemson.edu - Clemson University
Lat, Long: 37.5734, -79.0848
Elevation(m): 242
Network Affiliations: AmeriFlux, Phenocam
Vegetation IGBP: ENF (Evergreen Needleleaf Forests: Lands dominated by woody vegetation with a percent cover >60% and height exceeding 2 meters. Almost all trees remain green all year. Canopy is never without green foliage.)
Climate Koeppen: Cfa (Humid Subtropical: mild with no dry season, hot summer)
Mean Annual Temp (°C): 12.7
Mean Annual Precip. (mm): 1016
Flux Species Measured: CO2, H2O
Years Data Collected: 2015 - Present
Years Data Available:No data available
Data Use Policy:AmeriFlux Legacy Policy
Description:
The facility features a 36.5m (120') triangular tower and a climate-controlled shed laboratory with line power and high speed internet. The site is located ...
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URL: http://sbc-lars.blog.sbc.edu/
Research Topics: carbon cycling, biogeophysics, forestry, biofuels, biogenic aerosols, diffuse light
Acknowledgment: The Thomas F. and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust, Bank of America, Trustee
USDA-NIFA Project 2015-67003-23485
USDA-NIFA Project 2017-68002-26612
USDA-NIFA Project 2022-67019-36304
Virginia Tech Fralin Life Sciences Institute
Virginia Tech Global Change Center
US-SB1
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Image Credit: Thomas O'Halloran, 07/01/2015
Copyright preference: As long as credit is given
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