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| Site Name: | Metolius Old Pine |
| Description: | The Metolius Old Pine site, located in central Oregon, is part of the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research and Regional Analysis Project (TERRA-PNW). The tower is located within the Metolius Research Natural Area designated by the USFS. Extending at least 12 km in all directions, the surrounding forest consists of even-aged stands of old growth trees, young trees, and mixed aged stands. The eddy-flux tower footprint was classified as ~48% mixed age, ~27% old growth, and ~25% young aged stands. Considering that the forest has never been logged, the ~259 year history of fire disturbances is directly linked to the three classes of stand ages. First, the old-growth component has remain unchanged since a 1748 fire that caused a 100% stand replacement. In 1854, a second fire resulted in a 50% stand replacement. Finally, the youngest trees (~54 years) in the region are the result of a 50% replacement fire in 1944. Due to this local stand variation, qualitative descriptions of biological processes at the old pine site are typically divided into mixed-age and old growth components. This botanical partitioning is adhered to throughout the majority of the information provided below. (Law et al. 1999a, Law et al. 2001a) |
| Status: | Inactive, core measurements no longer being made |
| Country: | United States |
| Fluxnet Site Code: | US-Me4 |
| Location Information | |
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| Country: | Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates: (Lat, Long) | 44.4992, -121.6224 |
| Investigator Information | |
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| Investigator: | Beverly Law (Website) bev.law@oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society 321 Richardson Hall Corvallis, OR 97331 541-737-6111 |
| Investigator: | Larry Mahrt (Website) mahrt@coas.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University COAS 104 Ocean Admin Bldg. Corvallis, OR USA 97331 541-737-5691 |
| Investigator: | Dean Vickers (Website) vickers@coas.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Science 104 COAS Administrator Building Corvallis, OR USA 97331 541-737-5706 |
| Investigator: | Chad Hanson (Website) Chad.Hanson@oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Department of Forest Science 321 Richardson Hall Covallis, OR 97331 541-737-8492 |
| Affiliation Information | |
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| Affiliation Name: | AmeriFlux |
| Affiliation ID: | us.metolius_old.01 |
| Affiliation Site Page: | http://public.ornl.gov/ameriflux/Site_Info/siteInfo.cfm?KEYID=us.metolius_old.01 |
| Affiliation Name: | MARCONI |
| Site Information | |
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GTOPO30 Elevation : | 915m |
| IGBP Land Use: | Evergreen Needleleaf Forest |
| UMD Land Use: | Evergreen Needleleaf Forest |
| NPP Land Cover: | Evergreen Needleleaf Vegetation |
| KGCC: | Csb - Warm temperate with dry, warm summer |
| LAI F/PAR Land Use: | Evergreen Needleleaf Forest |
| Investigator Provided Vegetation Type: | Overstory is composed of 100% ponderosa pine occurring primarily in one of two distinct age classes: 1) mixed-age stand (~87 years); 2) old stand (~156 years). The understory is relatively sparse, decreasing with older stand ages. |
| Tower Height: | 47m |
| Plant Functional Type: | Evergreen Needleleaf Trees |
| Data Repository Information | |
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| Data Collection Timeframe: | 1996-2001 |
| AmeriFlux: | http://public.ornl.gov/ameriflux/dataproducts.shtml |
| MARCONI: | http://daac.ornl.gov/cgi-bin/dsviewer.pl?ds_id=811 |
| Links to Additional Site Related Information | |
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| External Web Site: | http://wwwdata.forestry.oregonstate.edu/terra/flux.htm |
| FTP Data Access: | http://wwwdata.forestry.oregonstate.edu/terra/data_access.htm |
| Network Data Access: | http://public.ornl.gov/ameriflux/dataproducts.shtml |
| EOS Land Validation Field Site: | http://landval.gsfc.nasa.gov/coresite_gen.html |
| Gap-filled Marconi Collection (Historical): | ftp://daac.ornl.gov/data/fluxnet/gap_filled_marconi/ |
| Daymet Data Download: | http://daymet.ornl.gov/data/send/query?lat=44.4992&lon=-121.6224 |
| Investigator Information | |
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| Investigator: | Beverly Law (Website) bev.law@oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society 321 Richardson Hall Corvallis, OR 97331 541-737-6111 |
| Investigator: | Larry Mahrt (Website) mahrt@coas.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University COAS 104 Ocean Admin Bldg. Corvallis, OR USA 97331 541-737-5691 |
| Investigator: | Dean Vickers (Website) vickers@coas.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Science 104 COAS Administrator Building Corvallis, OR USA 97331 541-737-5706 |
| Investigator: | Chad Hanson (Website) Chad.Hanson@oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Department of Forest Science 321 Richardson Hall Covallis, OR 97331 541-737-8492 |
| Location Information | |
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| Country: | Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates: (Lat, Long) | 44.4992, -121.6224 |
| Affiliation Information | |
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| Affiliation Name: | AmeriFlux |
| Affiliation ID: | us.metolius_old.01 |
| Affiliation Site Page: | http://public.ornl.gov/ameriflux/Site_Info/siteInfo.cfm?KEYID=us.metolius_old.01 |
| Affiliation Name: | MARCONI |
| Site Information | |
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| GTOPO30 Elevation: | 915m |
| IGBP Land Use: | Evergreen Needleleaf Forest |
| UMD Land Use: | Evergreen Needleleaf Forest |
| NPP Land Cover: | Evergreen Needleleaf Vegetation |
| KGCC: | Csb - Warm temperate with dry, warm summer |
| LAI F/PAR Land Use: | Evergreen Needleleaf Forest |
| Investigator Provided Vegetation Type: | Overstory is composed of 100% ponderosa pine occurring primarily in one of two distinct age classes: 1) mixed-age stand (~87 years); 2) old stand (~156 years). The understory is relatively sparse, decreasing with older stand ages. |
| Tower Height: | 47m |
| Plant Functional Type: | Evergreen Needleleaf Trees |
| Data Repository Information | |
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| Data Collection Timeframe: | 1996-2001 |
| AmeriFlux: | http://public.ornl.gov/ameriflux/dataproducts.shtml |
| MARCONI: | http://daac.ornl.gov/cgi-bin/dsviewer.pl?ds_id=811 |
| Links to Additional Site Related Information | |
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| External Web Site: | http://wwwdata.forestry.oregonstate.edu/terra/flux.htm |
| FTP Data Access: | http://wwwdata.forestry.oregonstate.edu/terra/data_access.htm |
| Network Data Access: | http://public.ornl.gov/ameriflux/dataproducts.shtml |
| EOS Land Validation Field Site: | http://landval.gsfc.nasa.gov/coresite_gen.html |
| Gap-filled Marconi Collection (Historical): | ftp://daac.ornl.gov/data/fluxnet/gap_filled_marconi/ |
| Daymet Data Download: | http://daymet.ornl.gov/data/send/query?lat=44.4992&lon=-121.6224 |
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