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SAFARI 2000 Meteorological Tower Measurements, Kruger National Park, 2000-2002

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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/761
Version1
Project
Published2004-11-01
Updated2023-10-18
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Description

An eddy covariance system mounted on a tower near the Skukuza Camp in Kruger National Park, South Africa, has been operating continuously since early 2000. Meteorological measurements started in February 2000, and the first flux measurements were made in April 2000. The site is unique in that the micrometeorological instruments are positioned on a tower located between two distinct savanna types, a broad-leafed Combretum savanna and a fine-leafed Acacia savanna. Measurements on the main eddy covariance tower include net ecosystem exchange of CO2, water, and energy, and measurements of a range of meteorological variables with 30-minute averaging period.

Science Keywords

  • ATMOSPHERE
  • PRECIPITATION
  • PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
  • ATMOSPHERE
  • ATMOSPHERIC WINDS
  • SURFACE WINDS
  • ATMOSPHERE
  • ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR
  • WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
  • HUMIDITY
  • ATMOSPHERE
  • ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
  • SURFACE TEMPERATURE
  • AIR TEMPERATURE
  • ATMOSPHERE
  • ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION
  • SHORTWAVE RADIATION
  • ATMOSPHERE
  • ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION
  • INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
  • ATMOSPHERE
  • ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
  • ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS
  • BIOSPHERE
  • VEGETATION
  • PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION

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Hanan, N.P., R.J. Scholes, and M. Coughenour. 2004. SAFARI 2000 Meteorological Tower Measurements, Kruger National Park, 2000-2002. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/761

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