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Site Description
This tower (34.438450 N, -106.237694 W) is located in central New Mexico on an extensive mesa at 2100 m elevation approximately 25 km south of Mountainair, NM, owned by the Heritage Land Conservancy. The mean annual temperature at this site is 14.8 C and mean annual precipitation is 418 mm (1980-2003). The dominant tree species, Pinus edulis and Juniperus monosperma make up >95% of the area’s tree cover. The dominant herbaceous plant at the site is the C4 perennial grass Bouteloua gracilis.
This tower is currently funded by the USFS. It has been operational since November 2007.
Instrumentation
Sensor |
Height (meters) relative to ground surface |
CSAT 3-D Sonic Anemometer |
9 |
LI-7500 open-path IRGA |
9 |
CNR1 Kipp&Zonen Net Radiometer |
9 |
HMP45C Vaisala Temperature/ RH Probe |
9 |
CS105 Vaisala PTB101B Barometric Pressure |
1 |
TE525 Texas Electronics 6" Tipping Bucket Raingauge |
2 |
HFT3 REBS Soil Heat FLux Plates (quantity 5) |
5 cm below surface |
TCAV Averaging Soil Termocouple Probes (quantity 5) |
2 and 5 cm below surface |
ECHO TE-5cm (5 profiles) |
5, 10, 25 cm |
CR5000 datalogger |
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Results
Pinyon Juniper Woodland Site Vegetation
Pinyon Juniper Woodland Site Aerial View
© 2008 Marcy Litvak
Last Updated: January 14, 2008
For more information please contact: Dr. Marcy Litvak
Created by: Kimberly Bandy, January 2008