General Site Information
LaThuid:US-Me3
Site Name:Metolius-second young aged pine
Network:AmeriFlux
Sec. Network(s):Unknown
Latitude:44.3154
Longitude:-121.608
Elevation(m):1005
IGBP:ENF
DescriptionThis site is located on a Forest Service mensuration plot (various seed sources) that was planted in 1987. Deer browsing is prevented by a fence.
Site Citation:Vickers, D., C. Thomas, B.E. Law. 2009. Random and systematic CO2 flux sampling errors for tower measurements over forests in the convective boundary layer. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 149:73-83.
Site Acknowledgment:The Metolius AmeriFlux research was supported by the Office of Science (BER), U.S. Department of Energy, Grant No. DE-FG02-06ER64318).
Data Usage Note:TBA
Primary Contact:Bev Law
Curator:Tom Boden
Anc Curator:Tom Boden
Years Of Data:2 (Duration: 2004 - 2005)
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 WhartonExamining the effects of teleconnection patterns on ecosystem flux exchange at FLUXNET towers along the Pacific RimWharton; Vargas; FalkIAV
Andrew RichardsonExploring relationships among carbon exchange, foliar nitrogen, and canopy albedo at global scalesRichardson; Ollinger; Martin; Hollinger
Sonia SeneviratneMulti-scale land-atmosphere interactionsSeneviratne; Reichstein; Ciais; Buchmann; StockliBiophysical feedbacks, Drought effects
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
Mirco MigliavaccaSemi-empirical modelling of ecosystem respiration: review, improved algorithm and integration with Earth observation dataMigliavacca; Reichstein; Richardson; LasslopEcosytem respiration; spatio-temporal
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
Chuixiang YiClimate control of terrestrial carbon sequestrationYi; Ricciuto; Monson
Margriet GroenendijkSeasonal variation of plant functional type photosynthetic parameters derived directly from global Fluxnet eddy covariance dataGroenendijk; Dolman
Laurent MissonInfluence of climate soil and vegetation on rain pulses responses in seasonal drought ecosystems or across different ecosystemsMisson;Carrara;LitvakC-H2O
Andrew JarvisA data-based cross-site evaluation of (optimal) carbon gain and water use strategies as expressed in FLUXNET eddy covariance dataJarvis;StauchC-H2O
Miguel D. MahechaTime scale dependent parameter estimation: principle and example elaboration in an model-eddy covariance data fusion experimentMahecha; Reichstein; Carvalhais; Lasslop; Lange; Seneviratne
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
Margriet GroenendijkAssessing parameter variability in a photosynthesis model within and between plant functional types using global Fluxnet eddy covariance dataGroenendijk; Dolman; van der Molen; Arneth; Gash; Leuning; Lindroth; Richardson; Wohlfahrt
Margriet GroenendijkGlobal variation of ecosystem (intrinsic) water use efficiencyGroenendijk; Dolman

Local Climate Information
Climate:Csb
Climate Group:SubTropical-Mediterranean
Precip:719.25
TA(C):7.07
TA(C) max:14.88
TA(C) min:-0.71

Instrument Information
InstrumentsBrand/modelLevels/depthsTypeFrequencyCommentReference
(Other)omni-probeHank Loescher, February 2005
replicated Granier approachHank Loescher, February 2005
3 depths, 2-32 cmHank Loescher, February 2005
VMC: Sentek Diviner 2000Hank Loescher, February 2005
AnemometerCampbell: CSAT33-D, sonicHank Loescher, February 2005
Gas AnalyzerLI-COR: LI-7500CO2/H2O, open-pathHank Loescher, February 2005
LI-COR: LI-820CO2Hank Loescher, February 2005
Photosynthesis systemLI-COR: LI-6400portableHank Loescher, February 2005
PyranometerLI-COR: LI-200Hank Loescher, February 2005
LI-COR: Li-200SBHank Loescher, February 2005
Quantum sensorLI-COR: Li-190SBHank Loescher, February 2005
LI-COR: LI-190SZHank Loescher, February 2005
RadiometerREBS: Q*7netKipp & Zonen NR-LITE (planned)Hank Loescher, February 2005
Rain gaugeCampbellHank Loescher, February 2005
Soil heat flux platesREBS: HFT33 locationsHank Loescher, February 2005
Temperature and relative humidity probeVaisala: HMP45CHank Loescher, February 2005
Time domain reflectometerCampbell: CS615Hank Loescher, February 2005

Publications
Bibliography
J.L. Campbell; B.E. Law. 2005. Forest soil respiration across three climatically distinct chronosequences in OregonBiogeochemistry. 73:1, 109-125.
B. Bond-Lamberty; C. K. Wang; S. T. Gower. 2004. A global relationship between the heterotrophic and autotrophic components of soil respiration?Global Change Biology. 10:10, 1756-1766.
O. J. Sun; J. Campbell; B. E. Law; V. Wolf. 2004. Dynamics of carbon stocks in soils and detritus across chronosequences of different forest types in the Pacific Northwest, USAGlobal Change Biology. 10:9, 1470-1481.

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