This page contains information about the study site in the Mojave desert, Nevada, USA.

Characteristics

Elevation: 1150 m a.s.l.
Latitude: 36° 46′ N
Longitude: 115° 55′ E
Average annual temperature: 15.4 °C (1997 – 2005)
Average annual precipitation: 149 mm (1997 – 2005)

Vegetation type: arid shrubland vegetation
Soil type: loamy sands

Measured variables

• CO₂-fluxes (since 2005)
• Water-vapour-fluxes (since 2005)
• Energy-fluxes (since 2005)
• Micrometeorology (since 2005)

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