NEON

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The National Ecological Observatory Network: Open data to understand how our aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems are changing.
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NEON Updates

Eddy Covariance Data Products Now Available on NEON Data Portal

Want to watch the planet breathe? You're in luck—a whole new set of data products that let you do just that are now available from the NEON project. These eddy-covariance (EC) or “flux” data products give scientists a powerful new tool to monitor how energy, water, carbon dioxide and other gases move between the earth’s surface and the atmosphere.

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Helping Early Career Scientists Leverage the NEON Project

As the NEON project gets off the ground, NEON project scientists are reaching out to ecologists who are just starting their careers. And for good reason—today's undergrads, grad students and newly minted PhDs are likely to be the prime users of NEON data over the life of the project.

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NEON Science Explained Videos Bring Ecology Concepts to Life

What's the best way to forecast ecological changes? How do botanists measure photosynthesis? And what in the world is eddy covariance? You can find the answers to these and other questions in NEON's Science Explained videos which aim to make the science behind the NEON project simple.

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