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Tower_team:
PI: Christopher Neale cneale@nebraska.edu - Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute/University of Nebraska-Lincoln
AncContact: Ivo Zution Goncalves izutiongoncalves2@unl.edu - Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute/University of Nebraska-Lincoln
AncContact: Randall Ritzema rritzema@nebraska.edu - Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute/University of Nebraska-Lincoln
AncContact: Sammy Akasheh sammy.akasheh@unl.edu - Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute/University of Nebraska-Lincoln
DataManager: Regiane de Carvalho Bispo rdecarvalhobispo2@unl.edu - Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute/University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Technician: Ashish Masih amasih2@unl.edu - Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute/University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lat, Long: 37.5405, -108.7390
Elevation(m): 2117.5
Network Affiliations: AmeriFlux
Vegetation IGBP: CRO (Croplands: Lands covered with temporary crops followed by harvest and a bare soil period (e.g., single and multiple cropping systems). Note that perennial woody crops will be classified as the appropriate forest or shrub land cover type.)
Climate Koeppen: Cfb (Marine West Coast: mild with no dry season, warm summer)
Mean Annual Temp (°C): 10
Mean Annual Precip. (mm): 388
Flux Species Measured: CO2, H, H2O
Years Data Collected: 2024 - Present
Years Data Available:

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Description:
This site is located in Yellow Jacket, Colorado, on a moderate slope. The area is irrigated using a center pivot system, with alfalfa being the dominant ...
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Research Topics:
Measurement of evapotranspiration in crops and ecosystems to provide data on water use and contribute to the validation of global evapotranspiration models. ...
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Acknowledgment: The funding for the establishment of this eddy covariance flux tower was provided by the Upper Colorado River Commission with additional support from the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska.
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