General Site Information
LaThuid:US-SO3
Site Name:Sky Oaks- Young Stand
Network:AmeriFlux
Sec. Network(s):Unknown
Latitude:33.3772
Longitude:-116.623
Elevation(m):1429
IGBP:CSH
Description
Site Citation:
Site Acknowledgment:
Data Usage Note:TBA
Primary Contact:Walt Oechel
Curator:Tom Boden
Anc Curator:Tom Boden
Years Of Data:6 (Duration: 1997 - 2006)
Tower Status:Active (1997 - 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
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
Timothy W. HiltonWhat is the spatial and temporal coherence of flux tower signalsHilton; Davis; Ciais; DesaiUp-scaling, regional, process-oriented
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
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
Darrel JeneretteVariation of ecosystem metabolic rain response along a 2000 mm rainfall gradientJenerette;Scott;HuxmanDrought effects; C
Christian BeerUpscaling mean annual GPP from ecosystem level to the global land surfaceBeer; Tomelleri; Reichstein; Carvalhais; Jung; Papale; Peylin; Ciais
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:Csa
Climate Group:SubTropical-Mediterranean
Precip:576.22
TA(C):13.29
TA(C) max:21.75
TA(C) min:4.96

Instrument Information
InstrumentsBrand/modelLevels/depthsTypeFrequencyCommentReference
AnemometerATIHank Loescher, February 2005
Gas AnalyzerLI-COR: LI-6262CO2/H2O, infraredHank Loescher, February 2005
Quantum sensorLI-COR: Li-190SBHank Loescher, February 2005
RadiometerREBS: Q*7netHank Loescher, February 2005
Rain gaugeTexas Electronics: TE525tipping bucketOechel (document file)
Soil heat flux platesREBS: HFT3Oechel (document file)
Temperature and relative humidity probeVaisala: HMP35CHank Loescher, February 2005
Vaisala: HMP35COechel (document file)
Temperature probeHank Loescher, February 2005
Thermocouple0,-5,-10 cmType TOechel (document file)

Publications
Bibliography
Hibbard, et al. 2005. Biogeochemistry, 73, 29-70
K. A. Hibbard; B. E. Law; M. Reichstein; J. Sulzman. 2005. An analysis of soil respiration across northern hemisphere temperate ecosystemsBiogeochemistry. 73:1, 29-70.
D. A. Lipson; R. F. Wilson; W. C. Oechel. 2005. Effects of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 on Soil Microbial Biomass, Activity, and Diversity in a Chaparral EcosystemApplied and Environmental Microbiology. 71:12, 8573-8580.
M. Reichstein; A. Rey; A. Freibauer; J. Tenhunen; R. Valentini; J. Banza; P. Casals; Y. F. Cheng; J. M. Grunzweig; J. Irvine; R. Joffre; B. E. Law; D. Loustau; F. Miglietta; W. Oechel; J. M. Ourcival; J. S. Pereira; A. Peressotti; F. Ponti; Y. Qi; S. Rambal; M. Rayment; J. Romanya; F. Rossi; V. Tedeschi; G. Tirone; M. Xu; D. Yakir. 2003. Modeling temporal and large-scale spatial variability of soil respiration from soil water availability, temperature and vegetation productivity indicesGlobal Biogeochemical Cycles. 17:4.
C. D. Stylinski; J. A. Gamon; W. C. Oechel. 2002. Seasonal patterns of reflectance indices, carotenoid pigments and photosynthesis of evergreen chaparral speciesOecologia. 131:3, 366-374.

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