General Site Information
LaThuid:US-SRM
Site Name:Santa Rita Mesquite
Network:AmeriFlux
Sec. Network(s):Unknown
Latitude:31.8214
Longitude:-110.866
Elevation(m):1120
IGBP:WSA
DescriptionDesert Grassland encroached by mesquite trees, Scott, R.L., Jenerette, G.D., Potts, D.L., and Huxman, T.E. Seasonal drought leads to increased net carbon dioxide losses in a woody-plant-encroached semiarid grassland. Global Change Biology, in review.
Site Citation:
Site Acknowledgment:
Data Usage Note:TBA
Primary Contact:Russ Scott
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
Rodrigo VargasA mycocentric perspective on environmental factors controlling CO2 fluxes from terrestrial ecosystemsVargas; Baldocchi; Allen; Hasselquist
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
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
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
Alessandro CescattiValidation of MODIS albedo product at the FLUXNET sitesCescatti; Schaaf; Cook; Marcolla; Richardson; LawBiophys., Albedo
Christian BeerUpscaling mean annual GPP from ecosystem level to the global land surfaceBeer; Tomelleri; Reichstein; Carvalhais; Jung; Papale; Peylin; Ciais
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:BSk
Climate Group:Dry (arid and semi arid)
Precip:482.39
TA(C):17.92
TA(C) max:25.82
TA(C) min:10.11

Instrument Information
InstrumentsBrand/modelLevels/depthsTypeFrequencyCommentReference
AnemometerGill: Windmaster ProsonicHank Loescher, February 2005
Gas AnalyzerLI-COR: LI-7500CO2/H2O, open-pathHank Loescher, February 2005

Publications
Bibliography
RUSSELL L. SCOTT; TRAVIS E. HUXMAN; DAVID G. WILLIAMS; DAVID C. GOODRICH. 2006. Ecohydrological impacts of woody-plant encroachment: seasonal patterns of water and carbon dioxide exchange within a semiarid riparian environmentGlobal Change Biology. 12:2, 311-324.

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