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+ | ===== Mission ===== | ||
- | + | The ECOTOWER is a contribution to ecological research in the Amazon basin. An eddy covriance system is used to determine vertical turbulent fluxes within the local atmospheric boundary layer above caopy. | |
+ | This method is used to support the analysis of $CO_2$ balance in the soil - vegetation - atmosphere system. | ||
===== Background ===== | ===== Background ===== | ||
**ECOTOWER** stands for the **Eddy Covariance Tower** in the Tambopata province in the Peruvian region Madre de Dios. | **ECOTOWER** stands for the **Eddy Covariance Tower** in the Tambopata province in the Peruvian region Madre de Dios. | ||
- | This research tower in the **Peruvian Amazon Rain Forest** at the banks of Tambopata river is operated by Dr. Eric Cosio from the **Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)**. | + | This research tower in the **Peruvian Amazon Rain Forest** at the banks of the Tambopata river is operated by Dr. Eric Cosio from the **Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)**. |
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+ | It was built in 2011 under the initiative of Prof. John Grace (Edinburgh) with funds from the Scottish Alliance for Geosciences and the Environment (SAGES) and the EU-GEOCARBON project. | ||
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+ | It is maintained by PUCP and a **[[https:// | ||
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+ | The ECOTOWER is part of the **[[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Instrumentation ===== | ||
The 45 m self-supported tower has two upper platforms. | The 45 m self-supported tower has two upper platforms. | ||
- | The highest one contains the solar panels, eddy covariance equipment and intakes for the particle meter, ozone sensor and calibrated | + | The highest one contains the solar panels, eddy covariance equipment and intakes for the particle meter, ozone sensor and calibrated |
- | The second level has the profiler and the short and long wave radiometers | + | The second level has the profiler and the short and long wave radiometers. |
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===== Location ===== | ===== Location ===== | ||
- | The tower is located within the **Tambopata National Reserve**, 1 km from the Tambopata river, which marks the reserve limit. The other shore of the river is in the buffer zone and has limited human activity. | + | The tower is located |
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+ | //Fig.: ECOTOWER and the trail to Explorer' |