Ameriflux Chair Results

Accomplishments

• AmeriFlux strategic plan identifying the science questions and priority research areas
• Book on guidelines for flux diagnostics and analysis resulting from the workshop. Handbook of Micrometeorology (X. Lee, W. Massman, B. Law, eds.) (in press)
• Evaluation of representativeness of current AmeriFlux sites using ecoregion analysis (Hargrove, Hoffman, Law)
• Measurement protocols and applications of CO2 concentration measurements
• Data management improvements
• Soil Flux workshop held to address research needs and measurement issues (Law lead, funded by NIGEC- Central Region)

In Progress

• Guidelines for site instrumentation and calibrations (Loescher, Munger)
• Expansion of site intercomparisons
• Further evaluation of representativeness of current sites