AmeriFlux AmeriFlux US-Var Vaira Ranch- Ione

Dataset · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.17190/AMF/1245984· OSTI ID:1245984

Ma, Siyan  ^[1]; Xu, Liukang  ^[1]; Verfaillie, Joseph  ^[1]; Baldocchi, Dennis  ^[1]

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1. University of California, Berkeley

This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Var Vaira Ranch- Ione. Site Description - Located in the lower foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains on privately owned land, the Vaira Ranch site is classified as a grassland dominated by C3 annual grasses. Managed by local rancher, Fran Vaira, brush has been periodically removed for cattle grazing. Species include a variety of grasses and herbs, including purple false brome, smooth cat's ear, and rose clover. Growing season is confined to the wet season only, typically from October to early May.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). AmeriFlux; Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/TCP
• OSTI ID: 1245984
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Ma, S., Baldocchi, D.D., Xu, L., & Hehn, T. (2007). Inter-annual variability in carbon dioxide exchange of an oak/grass savanna and open grassland in California. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 147, 157-171
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English