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Tower_team:
PI: Enrique R. Vivoni vivoni@asu.edu - Arizona State University
FluxContact: Eli R. Perez-Ruiz eli.perez@asu.edu - Arizona State University and Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez
Lat, Long: 31.8173, -110.8508
Elevation(m): 1169
Network Affiliations: AmeriFlux
Vegetation IGBP: WSA (Woody Savannas: Lands with herbaceous and other understory systems, and with forest canopy cover between 30-60%. The forest cover height exceeds 2 meters.)
Climate Koeppen: Bsk (Steppe: warm winter)
Mean Annual Temp (°C): 19.4
Mean Annual Precip. (mm): 388
Flux Species Measured: CO2, H, H2O
Years Data Collected: 2011 - 2019
Years Data Available:

AmeriFlux BASE 2011 - 2018   Data Citation

AmeriFlux FLUXNET 2011 - 2018   Data Citation

Data Use Policy:AmeriFlux CC-BY-4.0 Policy1
Description:
The study site is located in the Santa Rita Experimental Range, approximately 45 km south of Tucson, Arizona, within the Sonoran Desert. The rangeland ...
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URL: http://hydrology.asu.edu/wiki/index.php
Research Topics: Watershed hydrology and ecohydrology
Acknowledgment: Funding for the operation and maintenance of the Santa Rita Experimental Range Mesquite Savanna site was provide by the US Army Research Office (grant 56059‐EV‐PCS) and USDA-NIFA (grant 2022-13610-012-06S).
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    The AmeriFlux Legacy Policy must be followed if this site’s data are combined with data from sites that require the AmeriFlux Legacy Policy.
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Image Credit: Nicole Templeton
Copyright preference: As long as credit is given
Site Publication More Site Publications
Pierini, N. A., Vivoni, E. R., Robles-Morua, A., Scott, R. L., Nearing, M. A. 2014. Using Observations And A Distributed Hydrologic Model To Explore Runoff Thresholds Linked With Mesquite Encroachment In The Sonoran Desert, Water Resources Research, 50:10, 8191-8215.
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