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The power of measuring vertical wind profiles using NEON towers

November 19, 2015

Did you know that NEON uses sonic anemometers mounted at the top of NEON flux towers and at lower levels of the towers to measure wind speed? Measurements are collected in the same fashion across all NEON towers allowing for comparisons between sites, and preliminary wind speed data are currently available from many field sites.

CPER Tower

Calling all Undergraduates Enrolled in STEM Programs

November 17, 2015

Are you looking for real-world experience in your chosen STEM-related field this coming summer? Then consider a paid internship with the National Ecological Observatory Network(NEON)!

NSF Biocenters unite to close the scientific data skills gap, with a focus on phenology

November 13, 2015

Last month, education, bioinformatics and science experts gathered to build a set of workshop materials that teach reproducible scientific workflows and methods using NEON Data.

Three ways scientists can use NEON today

November 2, 2015

Want to know how you can use NEON today? Here's a quick overview of what's available now and where you can find it.

Field ecologists collecting NEON data at various NEON field sites.

A BOLD way to crowdsource genetic data

October 26, 2015

NEON shares specimens with BOLD, one of the largest genetic databases in the world, where users may search over 1.7M public records.

AOP covers ground with 166 flight hours in 2015

October 13, 2015

The NEON Airborne Observation Platform (AOP) team recently wrapped up their fourth flight season. Learn how much ground AOP covered this summer and how to request NEON AOP data.

Aquatic data available from NEON

September 18, 2015

July of this year marked an important milestone for the NEON project. Data from six aquatic field sites were made available on the NEON Data Portal. These data along with data from 27 terrestrial field sites are now available for download.

Presidents of the Ecological Society of America share their thoughts on the potential of NEON

September 4, 2015

In mid-August, during the Ecological Society of America’s (ESA) centennial annual meeting, 16 past and present ESA presidents gathered to talk about NEON's value to the ecological community.

Landscape at the OAES field site

Scope change directives designed to ensure overall success of NEON’s construction

August 6, 2015

In mid-2015, the NSF announced its decision to rescope the NEON project. While the NEON vision will remain unchanged, some components of the Construction project were reduced or removed.

Mosquitos flying in a field with mountains in the background

Andy Fox on teaching next generation data users

July 17, 2015

Andy Fox - a NEON scientist and member of the Data Products team - is participating in a number of summer school programs and workshops designed for advanced graduate students and university faculty. His teaching efforts focus on explaining NEON’s capabilities and sharing cutting edge techniques for combining NEON data with ecosystem models.

Picture of Andy Fox, associated article "Andy Fox on teaching next generation data users"

First buoy sensors installed at core aquatic sites

July 14, 2015

NEON, in coordination with staff from Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, recently deployed the Observatory's first in-situ aquatic sensors on to buoys at Suggs and Barco Lake in Florida.

Buoy at Barco Lake

Mapping the invisible: the power of spectral remote sensing

July 14, 2015

NEON, in coordination with staff from Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, recently deployed the Observatory's first in-situ aquatic sensors on to buoys at Suggs and Barco Lake in Florida.

Twin otter plane
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Wendy Gram on why she's passionate about sharing science

July 10, 2015

In this #WomeninSTEM interview, read about Wendy, Director of Education, and her hope that NEON data will be a resource for scientists of all ages as they investigate how our earth works.

Wendy Gram

Dr. Eugene Kelly appointed NEON visiting head scientist

July 7, 2015

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Eugene Kelly as NEON’s Visiting Head Scientist. Gene is a well-respected leader in the fields of soil science, ecosystem ecology and environmental sustainability.

Eugene Kelly

Got spatio-temporal data skillz? Join NEON’s data skills hackathon

June 12, 2015

NEON is hosting a 3-day lesson-building hackathon to develop a suite of NEON/Data Carpentry data tutorials and corresponding assessment instruments. Apply by Aug 17, 2015 to attend.

Data Carpentry Workshop

Explore the connections between plants and climate in new video

June 1, 2015

How does a changing climate affect plants? Find out in Project BudBurst’s newest video, Changing Climates: What’s a plant to do?

Submerged aquatic plants at D10 ARIK (photo by Stephanie Parker)

Neon the sled puppy: how a washed out road led to a new friendship

May 26, 2015

Tasked with initiating construction at the Delta Junction site in Alaska and confronted with a washed-out road en route, Frank needed to find an alternate way to access the field site.

Explore the new NEON Data Portal

May 20, 2015

NEON recently redesigned the data portal to improve overall usability and accessibility. Data users can now explore the new Data Portal and share your feedback with us!

Fungi on the forest floor

Answer big ecological questions using big data skills

May 13, 2015

Learn how working with big data to requires a set of skills new to many scientists and explore upcoming learning opportunities in the second part of the #WorkwithData series.

NEON workshop
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Women in STEM: Sarah Elmendorf

May 8, 2015

I’m Sarah Elemendorf and I'm a staff scientist at NEON. Together with other scientists and programmers, I develop algorithms for automated processing of the large volumes of field and lab data collected by NEON.

Sarah Elmendorf

Testing muddy waters: protocol performance in Alabama wetlands

April 30, 2015

NEON systems engineering staff visit the Maycreek, AL site in the Ozarks Complex (Domain 8) to perform acceptance testing of the Aquatic Observation System (AOS) field protocols.

Taking gas samples at Mayfield Creek

More terrestrial and aquatic observational protocols now available

April 27, 2015

Nine new terrestrial and aquatic operations protocols and science designs are now available on the NEON data portal.

Discharge Protocol Testing In Domain 02

Women in STEM: Tracey Baldwin

April 24, 2015

Field Operations Manager Tracey Baldwin on the possibilities of being a woman in STEM

Tracy Baldwin, Field Operations Manager

Get involved in citizen science this Earth Day

April 20, 2015

Join thousands of others this spring in making simple plant observations through Project BudBurst. Citizen scientists play an important role in helping researchers determine how seasonal patterns are changing and potentially inform future environmental decisions and education.

Neon TOS scientist looking at plants

2015 NEON Science Capability Assessment: A focus on near-term research opportunities

April 17, 2015

The SCA report represents an effort to assess the research and science opportunities enabled by NEON data and resources.

NEON releases first protocols

April 13, 2015

The first release includes 11 terrestrial protocols as well as our terrestrial science designs. This release of protocols is the first in a series to be shared over the next several months.

Domain 08 field technician doing observational sampling

Work with data series: NEON and Data Carpentry collaborate to support open science skill-building

April 9, 2015

Learn more about open science and NEON's collaboration with Data Carpentry to develop resources and facilitate workshops that support open science skill-building.

Tower with ones and zeros overlaying it

NSF announces Dear Colleague Letter for research using NEON data

April 8, 2015

The NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences is currently considering requests for funding to support conferences and research that leverage NEON data.

GRSM landscape

AOP crew takes flight with new LiDAR system

March 17, 2015

The latest addition to NEON's Airborne Observation Platform is a Twin Otter airplane, retrofitted with a new full waveform and discrete LiDAR system.

Twin Otter arrival at KBDU

NEON data quantifies topographic change caused by 2013 Boulder flood

March 11, 2015

In September 2013, Boulder, CO experienced a seven day storm event and unprecedented rainfall. NEON data collected before and after the flood quanitfy topographic change caused by the storm.

Bear Peak in Boulder Colorado

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