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Data Notification

Resolution of aquatic macroinvertebrate and zooplankton metabarcoding data

March 11, 2022

Macroinvertebrate metabarcoding (DP1.20126.001) and Zooplankton metabarcoding (DP1.20221.001) bioinformatics data in the inv_metabarcodeTaxonomy and

Case Study

Automating Biodiversity Surveys at NEON Field Sites

March 10, 2022

Modern instrumentation and machine learning methods are increasingly used in the ecology community to supplement human effort. Could some of these methods be applied at the NEON field sites? A recent paper in Ecosphere explores the possibilities.

AudioMoth recorder in a Ziploc bag

Aquatic Sensor Infrastructure Design Improves Uptime at "Flashy" Stream Sites

March 2, 2022

NEON collects aquatic data in wadeable streams. A study shows that measurements taken by stream sensors mounted on an overhead cable are as good as measurements taken using the standard in-water monopod design. The new overhead cable mounting infrastructure provides improved sensor uptime and reliability in streams prone to extreme flow changes and shifting channel morphology.

Overhead aquatic sensor design
Data Notification

Water Quality fDOM Values are Sometimes Artificially Low

March 1, 2022

During data review to troubleshoot negative fDOM values, NEON discovered that some fDOM values published in the Water quality (DP1.20288.001) data

Data Notification

Incorrect Depths Associated with Lake and River Temperature Profiles: Update #1

February 25, 2022

This is an update regarding incorrect sensorDepth values at BARC and CRAM for some time ranges in provisional and RELEASE-2022 data for Temperature at specific depth in surface water (DP1.20264.001). The previous post contains information on how to fix the issue in downloaded data.

Want a Faster Way to Process Microbial DNA data? Try the neonMicrobe R Package

February 17, 2022

Thanks to the neonMicrobeR package, researchers can now automate much of the work of downloading, processing, and assembling microbial data from NEON terrestrial field sites.

Field technician sampling soil microbes at the PUUM field site
Data Notification

Incorrect Depths Associated with Lake and River Temperature Profiles

February 11, 2022

Provisional and RELEASE-2022 data for Temperature at specific depth in surface water (DP1.20264.001) contains incorrect sensorDepth values at BARC and

Data Notification

Improved automated quality flags for Relative humidity above water on-buoy (DP1.20271)

February 7, 2022

NEON recently discovered that the Relative humidity above water on-buoy (DP1.20271.001) data product had been over-flagged with the automated step test. NEON has adjusted the step test threshold and re-processed the data product for all time and all sites where it is produced.

Data Notification

Delay in external lab particulate carbon and nitrogen data

February 7, 2022

Delay in external lab particulate carbon and nitrogen data: Affects the Periphyton, seston, and phytoplankton chemical properties, Stable isotopes in surface water, and Chemical properties of surface water data products.

Spotlight

Women in Ecology – Corinna Gries

February 3, 2022

We spoke with Dr. Corinna Gries, one of the Environmental Data Initiative (EDI) leads at the University of Wisconsin with decades of experience in data management, about the benefits of digitizing data and making it more publicly accessible. Her unique career path provides a window into the increasingly critical—yet often overlooked—intersection of technology, scientific research, and data management in STEM fields.

Corinna Gries
Data Notification

Delay in analysis of external lab surface water and groundwater nutrient data: Final update

February 3, 2022

This is an update to the previous post concerning external lab surface water and groundwater nutrient data. All backlog samples have been shipped and

Data Notification

Corrections to 2D wind speed and direction product (DP1.00001.001)

January 28, 2022

Corrections were made to 2D wind speed and direction statistics in RELEASE-2022 and provisional data. Additional corrections to the quality metrics for this product are pending.

Data Notification

Data Release 2022 is out now!

January 27, 2022

NEON's second data release [RELEASE-2022] is now available for download. Note that there are some open issues with AOP data that are being investigated.

Domain Digest No. 3: Winter Across the Observatory

January 27, 2022

Have you ever wondered what happens across NEON as winter settles into our colder Domains? Our field staff are still hard at work to keep our open data flowing. In this blog, a handful of our field staff share their experiences and incredible surroundings. Take a look at what NEON life and operations are like during these snowy months.

Field ecologist Aaron Schoofs checks the ice depth at Crampton Lake (CRAM). Photo credit: Jill Pyatt
Data Notification

Planned Data Availability Timeline for Continuous Discharge (DP4.00130.001)

January 26, 2022

Would you like to know when Continuous discharge (DP4.00130.001) will be available for a site? We regularly update this blog with new information.

Case Study

Watching the Diurnal Dance of Woody Plants

January 19, 2022

Using phenocams, Dr. Alesia Hallmark saw rhythmic and predictable branch movement in creosote bushes in New Mexico—even in dead branches. Now, she's looking through NEON phenocam data to see if she can document the phenomenon in other sites and species. Her results could upend common assumptions about movement—or lack thereof—in woody species.

Creosote Bush
Data Notification

Updates to Water Quality (DP1.20288) have been completed

January 18, 2022

Based on recommendations from our Aquatics Technical Working Group (TWG) and feedback from data users, we have made several updates to the Water quality (DP1.20288.001) data product.

"Hacking Limnology" Workshop Explores Open-Access Aquatic Data

January 12, 2022

In July 2021, more than 680 people across the world came together for a virtual summit on data science and aquatic research. The four-day "Hacking Limnology" Workshop Series, organized by AEMON-J and DSOS, explored applications for remote sensing, machine learning, numerical modeling and "Big Data" in aquatic ecology. The NEON program put together a one-day workshop introducing researchers to our open data products in aquatics.

McRae Creek flows through the lush and mossy HJ Andrews Experimental Forest in central Oregon.

Atmospheric Methane Concentrations Now Available by Popular Demand

January 5, 2022

Guess what—we have an all-new data product! The “L1 Methane Concentration” is now available on the NEON Data Portal, with data from July 15, 2021, and going forward.

Data Notification

Bundling Terrestrial Plant Vegetation Structure Data Products

December 21, 2021

To improve data product usability, we have repackaged a couple data products to deliver field data for both woody and non-woody plant measurements all

Spotlight

NEON Spotlight: The Best of 2021

December 17, 2021

As 2021 comes to a close, we want to highlight the exceptional work delivered this year by the National Ecological Observatory Network. Here are some of the most exciting news items involving the NEON program over the past year.

Flux tower at the Lajas Experimental Station field site
Data Notification

New version of neonUtilities (2.1.3)

December 13, 2021

neonUtilities 2.1.3 is now available on CRAN!

Pushing the Frontiers of Remote Sensing Science with NEON

December 9, 2021

One of the hallmarks of the scientific method is that when new evidence comes to light, previously held assumptions must be reassessed. That is true of the NEON program, as it is for any scientific endeavor. That's why we work closely with scientific experts in the community, continually examining methods with the goal of maintaining the high standards of data quality, continuity, and repeatability required for good science.

Twin otter plane
Data Notification

Bundling Aquatic Sediment Chemical and Physical Properties Data Products

December 6, 2021

In order to improve data product usability, we have repackaged two data products to deliver all analyses for sediment chemical and physical properties all in one download.

Getting Samples from the NEON Biorepository is Now Even Cooler

December 1, 2021

More than 60% of the over-100,000 physical samples from NEON field sites collected each year need to stay frozen. A 4000 square foot renovation to the NEON Biorepository at Arizona State University, completed in August 2020, ensures there will be plenty of cryostorage for the 30-year life of the program.

Biorepository Samples
Data Notification

Changes to AOP Data Product Catalog

November 29, 2021

Following the data notification published on November 17, 2020, NEON suspended production of the Canopy Nitrogen, Canopy Xanthophyll, Canopy Lignin and Total biomass data products, and removed already published data products from the NEON data portal.

Domain Digest No.2: NEON Partners with Tribal Colleges for D09 Undergraduate Research Experience

November 24, 2021

In August 2021, Domain 09 (Northern Plains) welcomed ten students from regional Tribal colleges and universities, along with some of their parents, for a day of hands-on activities and exploration at two NEON field sites. The day was planned in collaboration with the American Indian Higher Education Consortium.

Beetle collection at WOOD
Spotlight

Voices in Ecology – Shea Uehana, NEON Domain 20

November 18, 2021

We recently asked Hawaii-born NEON Senior Field Ecologist Shea Uehana to share about his work with the ecological project, his path into the field of ecology, and how his background informs his current work.

Shea Uehana
Case Study

Can This Tracer Molecule Help Us Understand the Carbon Cycle?

November 8, 2021

Dr. Laura Meredith is working at NEON sites in Alaska to validate the use of carbonyl sulfide as a tracer molecule to better estimate of the amount of carbon taken up by plants. Her study was made possible through the NEON Assignable Assets Program and an NSF award.

Laura Meredith sets up transect of microsites at HEAL
Spotlight

Domain Digest No.1: In the Field with the NEON Program

November 4, 2021

In the first of a new blog series - Domain Digest - take a brief look at some of the daily activities of our field staff across the Observatory!

Fall fish sampling in ND

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