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BNF - Bankhead National Forest, AL, AMF3 (Tower Site)

Established

1 October 2024

Latitude

34.3437276° N

Longitude

87.35044401° W

Altitude

284 meters

Surface Type

Awaiting Information

Instruments

4 (4 active)

Primary Measurement Types

10 (10 active)

Instruments deployed at BNF - Bankhead National Forest, AL, AMF3 (Tower Site)

dts

Distributed Temperature Sensing

2025-03-08 — Currently Deployed

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irt

Infrared Thermometer

2025-03-07 — Currently Deployed

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par

Photosynthetically Active Radiation Sensors

2024-08-05 — Currently Deployed

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pgsiso

Precision Gas System Isotope Analyzer

2025-03-13 — Currently Deployed

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Primary Measurements collected at BNF - Bankhead National Forest, AL, AMF3 (Tower Site)

Atmospheric moisture

Atmospheric temperature

Carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration

Carbon monoxide (CO) Concentration

Isotope ratio

Methane concentration

Nitrogen oxides

Shortwave broadband total downwelling irradiance

Shortwave broadband total upwelling irradiance

Surface skin temperature

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