General Site Information
LaThuid:US-Bkg
Site Name:Brookings
Network:AmeriFlux
Sec. Network(s):Unknown
Latitude:44.3453
Longitude:-96.8362
Elevation(m):510
IGBP:GRA
Description
Site Citation:
Site Acknowledgment:
Data Usage Note:TBA
Primary Contact:Tilden Meyers
Curator:Tom Boden
Anc Curator:Tom Boden
Years Of Data:3 (Duration: 2004 - 2006)
Tower Status:Active (2004 - Present)
Site image(s):Image
VE Cutouts:Max Zoom :: Mid 1 Zoom :: Mid 2 Zoom :: Min Zoom

Fluxnet Research Proposals Using this Site
CoordinatorTitleCollaboratorsTopic
Sonia SeneviratneMulti-scale land-atmosphere interactionsSeneviratne; Reichstein; Ciais; Buchmann; StockliBiophysical feedbacks, Drought effects
Andrew RichardsonExploring relationships among carbon exchange, foliar nitrogen, and canopy albedo at global scalesRichardson; Ollinger; Martin; Hollinger
Christopher A. WilliamsCarbon Dioxide and Water Flux Responses to Extreme Weather and Climate AnomaliesWilliams; Munger; Hollinger; Stoy; Richardson; Schaefer; Stockli; SchwalmTemporal variability; extremes
Christian BernhoferAnalyzing long-term FLUXNET measurements for reliable ET values across ecosystems types and across climatic regionsBernhofer; Koestner; Knohl; Lindroth; Grünwald; RiedelH2O
Enrico TomelleriCalibration of a light use efficiency model using FLUXNET dataTomelleri;Reichstein;Papale;GornerUp-scaling, global, data-oriented
Gitta LasslopExtended hyperbolic light response curve including VPD effects to derive GPP estimates mainly based on daytime dataLasslop; Reichstein; Papale
Andrew JarvisA data-based cross-site evaluation of (optimal) carbon gain and water use strategies as expressed in FLUXNET eddy covariance dataJarvis;StauchC-H2O
Mirco MigliavaccaSemi-empirical modelling of ecosystem respiration: review, improved algorithm and integration with Earth observation dataMigliavacca; Reichstein; Richardson; LasslopEcosytem respiration; spatio-temporal
ShiLong PiaoEffect of snow change on the C balance in various northern ecosystemsPiao;Ciais;Reichstein;LuyssaertSnow effects; Boreal-Tundra
Philippe CiaisWhat the eddy-covariance flux measurements tell us about prior errors in CO2-flux inversion schemesChevallier; Ciais; Maignan; Wang; Reichstein
Martin JungIdentifying environmental and biophysical controls of monthly carbon and water fluxesJung; Reichstein; Papale; Tomelleri
Enrico TomelleriClimatic effects on the inter‐annual variability of net ecosystem fluxes of North America and EuropeTomelleri; Migliavacca; Carvalhais
Dario PapaleA new global spatialized estimate of NEP, GPP and TER and analysis of uncertainty and limiting factors using data driven models and eddy covariance measurementsPapale, Reichstein, TomelleriUp-scaling, global, data-oriented

Local Climate Information
Climate:Dfa
Climate Group:Temperate-Continental with hot or warm summers
Precip:585.76
TA(C):6.03
TA(C) max:12.31
TA(C) min:-0.22

Instrument Information
InstrumentsBrand/modelLevels/depthsTypeFrequencyCommentReference
AnemometerR. M. Young: 81000VultrasonicTilden Meyers, January 2005
R. M. Young: Jr.Tilden Meyers, January 2005
BarometerVaisala: PTB101BTilden Meyers, January 2005
Gas AnalyzerLI-COR: LI-7500CO2/H2O, open-pathTilden Meyers, January 2005
Leaf wetness sensing gridCampbell: CS237-FTilden Meyers, January 2005
Quantum sensorApogee: QSOTilden Meyers, January 2005
RadiometerKipp & Zonen: CNR 1netHank Loescher, February 2005
Kipp & Zonen: CNR 1netTilden Meyers, January 2005
Rain gaugeHydrological Services: TB3tipping bucketTilden Meyers, January 2005
Soil heat flux platesHukseflux: HFP01SC -3Tilden Meyers, January 2005
Soil moisture probeDelta-T: PR1/610, 20, 30, 40, 60, 100 cmTilden Meyers, January 2005
Temperature and relative humidity probeVaisala: HMP50YTilden Meyers, January 2005
ThermocoupleApogee: IRTS-PTilden Meyers, January 2005
Thermocouple probeATDD/NOAA2,4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 cmYSI ThermistorsTilden Meyers, January 2005
ThermometerThermometrics: PRTPlatinum resistanceTilden Meyers, January 2005

Publications
Bibliography
T. G. Gilmanov; L. L. Tieszen; B. K. Wylie; et al.. 2005. Integration of CO2 flux and remotely-sensed data for primary production and ecosystem respiration analyses in the Northern Great Plains: potential for quantitative spatial extrapolationGlobal Ecology and Biogeography. 14:3 May, 271-292.

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