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Case Study

Regional Deforestation Has Continental-Scale Consequences

May 24, 2018

Tree die-offs have a tremendous impact on local ecosystems. But could the consequences extend beyond the surrounding area? New research suggests the answer is yes.

Image of tree die off taken by the US Forest Service

Eddy Covariance Data Products Now Available on NEON Data Portal

May 21, 2018

Want to watch the planet breathe? You're in luck—a whole new set of data products that let you do just that is 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.

Helping Early Career Scientists Leverage the NEON Project

May 14, 2018

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.

NEON workshop

NEON Science Explained Videos Bring Ecology Concepts to Life

May 8, 2018

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.

Man writing on board

Apply Now for the 2018 NEON-ESA Early Career Scholars (NECS) Program

April 26, 2018

Announcing a new opportunity for early career scientists to attend the 2018 ESA conference via a NEON-ESA Early Career Scholars (NECS) program funded by the National Science Foundation to help cultivate and support a diversity of early career scholars and practitioners.

Intern presenting poster at event

Building Ties Across Disciplines and Observatory Networks to Advance Earth System Understanding

April 20, 2018

The NEON project isn't just about collecting ecological data. It's also about enabling collaboration between scientists across disciplines to explore fundamental questions about earth systems and ecological processes.

Earth image from JPL-NASA
Case Study

NEON Data Yield Insights into Links Between Climate, Traits and Species Richness

April 13, 2018

What can the size of a deer mouse tell you about the number of species present in its environment? A lot, as it turns out. A team of ecologists turned to data from the NEON project to look for clues.

Field mouse in grass
Data Notification

Throughfall precipitation data processing reinstated

April 4, 2018

The Soil Sensor Technical Working Group, which is an advisory group of external scientific community members, has recommended the continued publication of throughfall precipitation data despite noted quality concerns.

NEON Airborne Takes Flight for 2018 Season

March 19, 2018

If you happen to be at a NEON field site during the peak of the growing season this year, look up. There’s a chance you’ll see one of the NEON Airborne Observation Platforms (AOPs) flying overhead.

Imaging spectrometer
Case Study

NEON Data Enables New Research Opportunities at SERC

March 16, 2018

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) has been collecting ecological data on coastal ecosystems in the Chesapeake Bay area for more than 50 years. Hosting a NEON field site gives SERC scientists access to new local data as well as important comparative data from across the country to further their research goals.

Flux tower amongst the trees at the SERC field site
Spotlight

Women in Ecology: Laura Leyba-Newton

March 9, 2018

Laura Leyba-Newton has a big job overseeing the Engineering team, Cal/Val team and Audit Lab for the NEON project. Learn how she found her STEM path in our third interview of the NEON #WomeninSTEM series.

Laura Lebya Newton

Ecological Forecasting: Reducing the Timescale from Centuries to Seasons

February 27, 2018

“The time for ecologists to start forecasting is now,” says Michael Dietze. An ecologist at Boston University, Michael is seeking to arm his peers with tools for near-term ecological forecasting, answering crucial questions such as “how will ecosystems change in the near future?” and “how do human decisions affect these outcomes?”

Data Notification

Throughfall precipitation notice

February 21, 2018

We are temporarily halting publication of throughfall precipitation until a more robust design of the tipping mechanism is implemented.

Sharon Collinge to Lead the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Project

February 7, 2018

Battelle is pleased to welcome Sharon Collinge as the new NEON Observatory Director and Chief Scientist. Sharon will shape and oversee operations of the project.

Sharon Collinge
Data Notification

Soil heat flux data issue

December 10, 2017

An issue has been identified with the soil heat flux data product in which most automated field-calibrations were not being processed. We are working to resolve this issue.

What’s Happening at NEON? NEON News Will Keep You in the Know

December 7, 2017

Need more NEON news? Now you can keep up with all of the latest happenings at NEON, including activities at the field sites, infrastructure updates and insights from NEON staff.

Field technicians conducting observational sampling

Happy Thanksgiving

November 21, 2017

At NEON, we are all thankful for the opportunity to contribute to the project's mission to gather and synthesize data that could impact ecological research for decades and inspire the next generation of scientists.

Bear Peak in Boulder Colorado

Before and After the Hurricanes: NEON Data for Harvey, Irma and Maria

November 2, 2017

The hurricane season of 2017 has been one for the record books with three major hurricanes making landfall on U.S. states and territories within a four-week period leaving devastating impacts that the research community is just beginning to understand.

Hurricane Maria

Helping our employees in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

October 11, 2017

Battelle employees worked together to help our employees located at various NEON project sites after Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico. Learn more in the Inside Battelle Blog.

Hurricane maria relief in domain 04

Ecological community mourns Henry Gholz

October 2, 2017

We at Battelle are saddened by the unexpected death of our colleague, Henry Gholz, a visiting scientist assisting with the NEON project and someone who supported our larger science community engagement efforts.

Henry Gholz
Data Notification

AOP data on portal

September 14, 2017

A subset of airborne data products are now available for download via the data portal or the NEON API.

Talking bathymetric mapping techniques at the American Fisheries Society Annual meeting

September 12, 2017

In late August, aquatic scientists from around the world descended upon Tampa, Florida to attend the American Fisheries Society (AFS) 2017 annual meeting .

Data Notification

Pausing publication of aspirated air temperature

August 17, 2017

Publishing of aspirated air temperature data will be postponed until further notice to address an implementation flaw that affects the flow rates within the aspirated assembly.

Case Study

Researchers leverage NEON field sites to find out what ants can tell us about changing climates

July 27, 2017

Two biologists from the University of Oklahoma are using NEON field sites to enhance their research.

Neon ants blog square

Kids explore science and technology at NEON for a day

May 4, 2017

Thirty-four children, aged 5-12, participated in the 2017 Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day program. The kids not only were able to see up close where their moms and dads work, but also participate in hands-on activities led by scientists and engineers.

Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day

Announcing our 2017 summer research interns

April 19, 2017

We are excited to be welcoming six undergraduates this summer for the 11-week hands-on program. They will get to work with staff mentors on a wide variety of NEON-related research projects ranging from assisting in the finalization of NEON construction to using the public data provided by the NEON project.

Megan Jones in the field

One fish, two fish, learn how NEON samples fish

April 4, 2017

You won’t find any fishing line, hooks or bobbers in NEON’s aquatic technician field gear. Instead, groups of 3-4 technicians utilize a technique called electrofishing to catch fish and collect data related to fish diversity and populations.

Technicians electrofishing

Beetlemania

March 3, 2017

Studies have found that ground beetles are an excellent indicator species of arthropod biodiversity, environmental change, land use and land management. Learn more about why and how NEON samples beetles.

Pinned Beetles

2017 NEON AOP flight campaign schedule now available

February 24, 2017

We are excited to announce the 2017 flight campaign schedule for NEON’s Airborne Observation Platform. The campaign will run from March to November, covering eighteen NEON domains with forty-three terrestrial sites and twenty-four aquatic sites.

AIO twin otter over a NEON field site

Apply now for NEON’s Data Institute: Remote Sensing and Reproducible Workflows

February 23, 2017

Applications are due March 10, 2017 for the 2017 Data Institute: Remote Sensing with Reproducible Workflows provides a unique opportunity for participants to gain hands-on experience working with open data using well-documented, reproducible methods.

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