NEON at AGU 2023

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The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a continental-scale ecological observation facility funded by NSF and operated by Battelle. NEON collects and provides open data and samples from field sites across the U.S. to characterize and quantify how our nation's ecosystems are changing. The comprehensive data, spatial extent, and remote sensing technology provided by the NEON program contribute to a better understanding and more accurate forecasting of how human activities impact ecology and how we can more effectively address critical ecological questions and issues.

NEON data and resources are freely available to enable users to tackle scientific questions at scales not accessible to previous generations of ecologists. The Observatory includes 81 field sites (47 terrestrial and 34 aquatic) located in different ecosystems across the United States (including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico). Data collection methods are standardized across sites and include automated instrument measurements, observational field sampling, and airborne remote sensing surveys. Field sites are strategically selected to represent different regions of vegetation, landforms, climate, and ecosystem performance. The NEON data catalog includes over 180 data products. The Observatory also archives biological, genomic, and geological samples, available upon request and curated by the NEON Biorepository at Arizona State University.

NEON is part of a bold effort to:

  • Understand and forecast continental-scale environmental change
  • Inform natural resource decisions
  • Engage the next generation of scientists

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More science videos

These videos give a better understanding of the NEON program, explain data collection techniques, and explore scientific concepts related to ecological data. Many of them are short, engaging animated videos that teach key data concepts and tell ecological stories using data and are perfect for adding to presentations and classroom discussions.

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Events involving NEON staff at AGU

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Town Hall

TH23I - Supporting the NEON User Community: Updates and Discussion on Using NEON Research Support and Assignable Assets -  Town Hall
Tuesday, 12 December; 13:00-14:00
NEON convenors: Rommel Zulueta, Mike SanClements

TH25L - Maximizing the Potential of Federally Funded Soil and Water Samples Through Open Science -  Town Hall
Tuesday, 12 December; 18:30-19:30
NEON presenter: Samantha Weintraub-Leff

Oral Sessions & Talks

B11C - Soils in the Anthropocene: Cross-Scale Mechanisms of Stabilization and Change I -  Session
Monday, 11 December; 8:30-10:00
NEON convenor: Samantha Weintraub-Leff

B12B - Soils in the Anthropocene: Cross-Scale Mechanisms of Stabilization and Change II -  Session
Monday, 11 December; 10:20 - 11:50
NEON convenor: Samantha Weintraub-Leff

IN31A - Preserving Our Primary Field Data for Future Generations of Geoscientific Research: Perspectives on Managing Physical Samples, Airborne Observations, and Other Field Data I  -  Session
Wednesday, 13 December; 8:30-10:00
NEON convenor: John Adler

B51A-04 - New insights into soil microbial communities via spatio-temporal analysis of phospholipid fatty acid biomarkers at the continental scale  -  Abstract
Friday, 15 December; 9:10-9:20
NEON first author: Samantha Weintraub-Leff

B51C - Surface-Atmosphere Interactions: From Single Flux Measurements to Integrated Syntheses II -  Session
Friday, 15 December; 14:10-15:40
NEON convenor: David Durden

B54D - Surface-Atmosphere Interactions: From Single Flux Measurements to Integrated Syntheses III -  Session
Friday, 15 December; 16:00-17:30
NEON convenor: David Durden

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B13M - Soils in the Anthropocene: New Insights Across Space and Time III  -  Session
Monday, 11 December; 14:10 - 15:40
NEON convener: Samantha Weintraub-Leff

U52B-01 - Towards equity and co-production in Arctic climate data records supportive of Indigenous communities' planning and decision-making (Invited)  -  Abstract
Friday, 15 December; 10:23-10:35
NEON coauthor: Hank Loescher

Posters

GC11J-0950 - Getting Drifty with It: Drift Analysis on a suite of NEON sensors  -  Abstract
Monday, 11 December; 8:30-12:50​
NEON first author: Janae Lynn Csavina

B13M - Soils in the Anthropocene: New Insights Across Space and Time IV  -  Session
Monday, 11 December; 14:10 - 18:30
NEON convener: Samantha Weintraub-Leff

SY21B-0811 - Indigenizing your research: Recommendations from the Earth Data Relations Working Group to Implement Indigenous Data Governance across Earth Sciences - Abstract
Tuesday, 12 December; 8:30-12:50
NEON first author: Katie Jones

B21E-2010 - Summary of Natural Disasters Across National Ecological Observatory Network Sites using Aerial Remote Sensing Data - Abstract
Tuesday, 12 December; 8:30-12:50
NEON first author: Bridget Hass

B23D-2114 - Leveraging NEON Airborne Remote Sensing Data for High-Resolution Mapping of Soil Organic Carbon - Abstract
Tuesday, 12 December; 14:10 - 18:30
NEON coauthors: Samantha Weintraub-Leff, Shashi Konduri

SY31C-0990 - Understanding the Relationships: People, Place, Technology, the Environment, and Climate Change -  Abstract
Wednesday, 13 December; 8:30-12:50
NEON author: Katie Jones

B33J-2367 - From molecular to the ecosystem: Integrating NEON and MoNET observations to predict environmental feedback of microbial functional composition and its implication for soil carbon emissions  -  Abstract
Wednesday, 13 December; 14:10 - 18:30
NEON coauthor: Samantha Weintraub-Leff

IN33B - Preserving Our Primary Field Data for Future Generations of Geoscientific Research: Perspectives on Managing Physical Samples, Airborne Observations, and Other Field Data II  -  Session
Wednesday, 13 December; 14:10 - 18:30
NEON convenor: John Adler

B43J-2685 - Estimating the Number of Scattering Events that Contribute to the Hyperspectral Reflectance of a Forest Canopy  -  Abstract
Thursday, 14 December; 14:10 - 18:30
NEON first author: Keith Krause

GC51G-0689 - Generating Plant Foliar Trait Products Using High-Resolution NEON Remote Sensing Data  -  Abstract
Friday, 15 December; 8:30-12:50
NEON first author: Shashi Konduri

B51I - Surface-Atmosphere Interactions: From Single Flux Measurements to Integrated Syntheses I  -  Session
Friday, 15 December; 8:30-12:50
NEON convenor: David Durden

B51I-1885 - Evaluating energy balance closure at the network-scale to understand sources of surface-atmosphere exchange uncertainty  -  Abstract
Friday, 15 December; 8:30-12:50
NEON first author: David Durden

NEON provides a variety of resources to support researchers, educators, and students in using NEON data including:

Data Tutorials

Looking to improve your data skills using specific tools like R or Python? Want to learn more about working with a specific NEON data product?

NEON develops online tutorials to help you improve your research. These self-paced tutorials are designed for you to used as standalone help on a single topic or as a series to learn new techniques.

Teaching Modules

For educators, NEON provides Teaching Modules that include lesson outlines, curated datasets, and data skills activities to teach essential ecological concepts with accompanying data skills.  Teaching modules are cross-listed on QUBES Hub and through other collaborating projects. 

We welcome inquires from instructors interested in using NEON data in their own classrooms. 

Workshops

Workshops can range from a few hours to a week and teach specific skills and provide more insight into NEON data.

NEON workshops are posted on our Upcoming Events page. You can browse our upcoming workshops here, and also find links to past workshops and recorded events. Contact us with any questions about our workshops and trainings. 

Information for Researchers

This page includes a variety of information to help researchers plan their research and submit proposals to funding agencees, including the National Science Foundation. Topics include AOP flight schedules and interannual observational sampling schedules, site access guidelines, how to request a letter of support and how to request an assignable assets.