{"id":82,"date":"2023-03-23T14:14:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T14:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/eddy-covariance\/?page_id=82"},"modified":"2024-10-29T19:26:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T19:26:02","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/eddy-covariance\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id82_372640-d1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id82_372640-d1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id82_372640-d1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id82_372640-d1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id82_372640-d1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id82_372640-d1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id82_372640-d1 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column82_d288fa-ef > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column82_d288fa-ef > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column82_d288fa-ef > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column82_d288fa-ef > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column82_d288fa-ef > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82_d288fa-ef > 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading82_7d08b9-e4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_7d08b9-e4\">Research Project<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id82_3f8a91-42 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id82_3f8a91-42 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id82_3f8a91-42 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id82_3f8a91-42 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id82_3f8a91-42 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 3fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id82_3f8a91-42 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id82_3f8a91-42 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id82_3f8a91-42 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 3fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id82_3f8a91-42 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id82_3f8a91-42 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><section class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id82_3f8a91-42 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-center-wide kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column82_af1b19-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column82_af1b19-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column82_af1b19-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column82_af1b19-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column82_af1b19-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82_af1b19-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column82_af1b19-76{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column82_af1b19-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column82_af1b19-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82_af1b19-76 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column82_12fc0c-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column82_12fc0c-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column82_12fc0c-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column82_12fc0c-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column82_12fc0c-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82_12fc0c-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column82_12fc0c-81{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column82_12fc0c-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column82_12fc0c-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82_12fc0c-81 inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mb-5 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_fd5483-f5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_fd5483-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_fd5483-f5\"]{font-style:normal;color:#006a3a;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_fd5483-f5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_fd5483-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_fd5483-f5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading82_fd5483-f5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_fd5483-f5\">Eddy Covariance System<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/eddy-covariance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2023\/04\/Pyorrekovarianssi-tekniikan_kaaviokuva.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/eddy-covariance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2023\/04\/Pyorrekovarianssi-tekniikan_kaaviokuva.jpg 600w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/eddy-covariance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2023\/04\/Pyorrekovarianssi-tekniikan_kaaviokuva-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Representation of eddies passing a measuremnet tower. Power Point diagram created by George Burba.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;eddy covariance&nbsp;(also known as&nbsp;eddy correlation&nbsp;and&nbsp;eddy flux) is a key atmospheric measurement technique to measure and calculate vertical turbulent fluxes within&nbsp;atmospheric boundary layers. The method analyses high-frequency&nbsp;wind&nbsp;and&nbsp;scalar&nbsp;atmospheric data series, gas, energy, and momentum,&nbsp;which yields values of&nbsp;fluxes&nbsp;of these properties. It is a&nbsp;statistical&nbsp;method used in&nbsp;meteorology&nbsp;and other applications (micrometeorology, oceanography, hydrology, agricultural sciences, industrial and regulatory applications, etc.) to determine exchange rates of trace gases over natural ecosystems and agricultural fields, and to quantify gas emissions rates from other land and water areas. It is frequently used to estimate&nbsp;momentum,&nbsp;heat, water vapour, carbon dioxide and methane fluxes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Taken by Wikipedia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns82_956be4-da{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center;}.kt-btns82_956be4-da .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns82_956be4-da\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn82_57aae3-89.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn82_57aae3-89.kb-button{color:#555555;border-top-color:#555555;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#555555;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#555555;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#555555;border-left-style:solid;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn82_57aae3-89.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn 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767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn82_57aae3-89.kb-button{border-top-color:#555555;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#555555;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#555555;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#555555;border-left-style:solid;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn82_57aae3-89.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn82_57aae3-89.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn82_57aae3-89 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-outline kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"#\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">About our research<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mb-5 is-layout-flow 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src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/eddy-covariance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2023\/04\/20220616_121656-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/eddy-covariance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2023\/04\/20220616_121656-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/eddy-covariance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2023\/04\/20220616_121656-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/eddy-covariance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2023\/04\/20220616_121656-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/eddy-covariance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2023\/04\/20220616_121656-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/eddy-covariance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2023\/04\/20220616_121656-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_d76cba-0c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_d76cba-0c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_d76cba-0c\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_d76cba-0c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_d76cba-0c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_d76cba-0c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading82_d76cba-0c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_d76cba-0c\"><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_eaaf9c-77, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_eaaf9c-77[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_eaaf9c-77\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_eaaf9c-77 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_eaaf9c-77[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_eaaf9c-77\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading82_eaaf9c-77 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_eaaf9c-77\">The tower consisted of a 45 m triangular structure with three order of guy wires that was erected in 2018. The tower is located on the top plateau on Barro Colorado Island and serves as a platform for a suite of meteorological and environmental sensors to monitor forest-atmosphere interactions of energy, water, and carbon fluxes. It has access to grid power.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns82_0902c7-3c{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center;}.kt-btns82_0902c7-3c .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns82_0902c7-3c\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn82_e1946e-b2.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn82_e1946e-b2.kb-button{color:#555555;border-top-color:#555555;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#555555;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#555555;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#555555;border-left-style:solid;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn82_e1946e-b2.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn82_e1946e-b2.kb-button:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#444444;border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn82_e1946e-b2.kb-button{border-top-color:#555555;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#555555;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#555555;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#555555;border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn82_e1946e-b2.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn82_e1946e-b2.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn82_e1946e-b2.kb-button{border-top-color:#555555;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#555555;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#555555;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#555555;border-left-style:solid;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn82_e1946e-b2.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn82_e1946e-b2.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn82_e1946e-b2 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-outline kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"#\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">AVA Tower<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mb-5 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_69c2ff-38, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_69c2ff-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_69c2ff-38\"]{font-style:normal;color:#006a3a;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_69c2ff-38 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_69c2ff-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_69c2ff-38\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading82_69c2ff-38 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_69c2ff-38\">Pheno Cam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/eddy-covariance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2023\/04\/IMG-20211015-WA0020-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/eddy-covariance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2023\/04\/IMG-20211015-WA0020-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/eddy-covariance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2023\/04\/IMG-20211015-WA0020-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/eddy-covariance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2023\/04\/IMG-20211015-WA0020-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/eddy-covariance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2023\/04\/IMG-20211015-WA0020.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We have two live phenocams located at the Telecommunications and the AVA Tower. These cameras upload images at regular intervals, between 6 am and 7 pm, local time (-5 UTC). The full image catalog can be found hosted on Phenocam Network Servers here: Barro Colorado Image Catalog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be aware the images below doesn&#8217;t refresh automatically. You have to hit refresh to your browser to get a newer image. 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