OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Burns CO2 Observation Site

Sagebrush at Burns tower
Coordinates: 
Latitude: 43.4712
Longitude: -119.691
Elevation: 
1398 masl
Intake Heights: 
18.5, 28.5, and 38.5 meters above ground
Gases Measured: 

CO2, CO, H2O

Description: 

The site was established in 2012 and is part of a NOAA observation network for high precision measurements of carbon dioxide concentrations. It is located about 60 km southwest of Burns, Oregon in the Oregon High Desert. The vegetation in this area is dominated by sagebrush. The sampling inlets are at the heights of 18.5, 28.5, and 38.5 m. Gas analysis is performed with a Picarro 2302 Cavity Ringdown Spectrometer and a Li-Cor 7200 enclosed path IRGA. The tower is also equipped with a set of meteorological instruments, including an HMP sensor, radiation sensors (incoming and diffuse PAR, Net radiometer), and a CSAT3 sonic anemometer. Phenocam

Meteorological instrumentation:
Sensor Variables Height [m a.g.l.]
Vaisala HMP 155A Air Temperature, Relative Humidity 39.5
RM Young Wind Monitor Model 05103L Wind speed, Wind direction 39.5
Kipp & Zonen PQS 1 Incoming PAR 25
Kipp & Zonen CNR 1 Net Radiometer SWin, SWout, LWin, LWout 26
Campbell CSAT3 3D wind and sonic temperature 25
LIcor LI 7200 CO2, Water vapor 25
Setra Model 278 Air pressure ground level
Sentek EnvriroSMART Soil moisture profile 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 cm
Hukseflux Self-Calibrating Soil Heat
Flux Plate
Soil heat flux 10 cm
Omega Type T Thermocouple Soil temperature 2,4,8,16,32,45 cm