Relocatable Terrestrial
| Maryland
| D02:
Mid-Atlantic
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NEON Sampling Boundaries
Tower Airshed Boundary
Tower Location
This map depicts the spatial layout of this field site. Please note that some locations may have moved over time due to logistics, safety and science requirements.
This map was updated on January 11, 2019
Construction Status for this Site
Construction Status
Civil Construction
Sensor Installation
Field Sampling
Data Status
Complete
Complete
ongoing
Partially Available
Overview Total data products planned for this site: 116
Site Host & Access Site Host: Smithsonian Institution
Is additional non-NEON research allowed at this site?:
Yes, non-NEON research activities are allowed in this area. Researchers must obtain their own permits with the site host(s).
Site Characteristics Latitude/Longitude: 38.89008, -76.56001
Elevation: 15 m
Mean Annual Temperature: 14C/57.2F
Mean Annual Precipitation: 1107 mm
Dominant NLCD Classes: Cultivated Crops
Deciduous Forest
Geology:
Nanjemoy Formation, sand, clay, and mud. Eocene.
USGS HUC: h02060004
Dominant Phenology Species:
Liriodendron tulipifera, Fagus grandifolia, Lindera benzoin
Mean Canopy Height:
The mean canopy height is 38 m.
Soil Family:
Fine, loamy, mixed, active, mesic. Aquic Hapludults.
Wind Direction:
The dominant wind direction is north-northwest.
Data Collection Types Airborne Remote Sensing Surveys
Remote sensing surveys of this field site collect lidar, spectrometer and high-resolution RGB camera data.
Meteorological Measurements
The flux/meteorological tower at this site is 204’ with 6 measurement levels. The tower top extends above the vegetation canopy to allow sensors mounted at the top and along the tower to capture the full profile of atmospheric conditions from the top of the vegetation canopy to the ground. The tower collects physical and chemical properties of atmosphere-related processes, such as humidity, wind, and net ecosystem gas exchange. Precipitation data are collected by a tipping bucket at the top of the tower and a series of throughfalls located in the soil array.
Phenocams
This site has one phenocam on the top of the flux tower and one near the bottom of the tower.
Soil Sensor Measurements
This site has five soil plots placed in an array within the airshed of the flux tower. The following measurements may be collected at the soil surface in each soil plot:
Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) at soil surface
Soil heat flux
Solar radiation
Throughfall
The following measurements are collected at multiple depths in each soil plot:
Soil moisture
Soil temperature
CO2 concentration
Field ecologists collect the following types of observational data at this site:
Terrestrial Organisms
Birds
Ground Beetles
Mosquitoes
Plants
Small Mammals
Soil Microbes
Ticks
Biogeochemical
Physical Terrestrial
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Colocated Research Organizations
Field Operations Office Domain 02
1500 Remount Road MRC 5560, Bldg 90 Front Royal, VA 22630
Telephone: 540.692.1919
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