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- | + | 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 ===== | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
- | It is maintained by PUCP and a NOAA subcontract. | + | It is maintained by PUCP and a **[[https:// |
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+ | The ECOTOWER is part of the **[[https:// | ||
===== Instrumentation ===== | ===== Instrumentation ===== | ||
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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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//Fig.: ECOTOWER and the trail to Explorer' | //Fig.: ECOTOWER and the trail to Explorer' |