AmeriFlux CA-TPA Ontario Turkey Point Observatory Agricultural Site

Dataset · Wed Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 2025

DOI:https://doi.org/10.17190/AMF/2563529· OSTI ID:2563529

Arain, M. Altaf ^[1]

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1. McMaster University

This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site CA-TPA Ontario Turkey Point Observatory Agricultural Site. Site Description - This agricultural flux tower site is located about 15 km southwest of Simcoe in southern Ontario, Canada. It was planted with corn (Zea mays) in 2020 and 2021, sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) in 2022 and tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) in 2023. The site is part of Turkey Point Environmental Observatory (TPEO). The establishment of the agricultural site has allowed TPEO to become representative of the major biomes in the Great Lakes region, encompassing coniferous and deciduous forests, as well as agricultural crops. The soil at this agricultural site is well-drained fine sandy loam. The area has a humid continental climate and has one of the longest-growing seasons in Canada with at least 150–160 frost-free days in a year.

• Research Organization: McMaster University
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) grants, Discovery and Alliance Mission grants, Global Water Futures Program (GWF) - Southern Forests Water Future and GWF Observatory grants and the US National Science Foundation (NSF) - Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada funded Global Centre for Climate Change Impacts on Transboundary Waters grant.
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 2563529
• Country of Publication: Canada
• Language: English