Agricultural Site near Tower 09

Latitude: 39.8167N (2021/2019); 39.8766 N (2020)
Longitude: 85.7005W (2021/2019); 85.7066 W (2020)
Elevation: 282 m ASL (2021/2019); 293 m ASL (2020)
Installation Date: 19 April  2019 – current
Sampling Height: 3 m AGL
Landcover:  Corn in 2021/2020, soy in 2019
Instrumentation:
– LI7500 Open Path CO2 Flux Sensor
– Campbell CSAT3 Sonic Anemometer
Data is stored locally and 30-min fluxes are calculated in real-time using Smart Flux 2 and EddyPro software.  Data uploaded to FluxSuite website for data analysis and quality assurance/control.
Arable incoming solar radiation, NDVI, soil moisture and soil temperature
See instrument log for additional details.

Harvest data:
2020:  202.7 bushels/acre in 2020 for the measured field
2019:  56.4 bu/ac (soy), same field in 2018:  42.7, same field:  8 season average  52.9
Prior to measurements:  190 bushels/acre in 2018 (average of all of the farm’s fields)

Photos: post 2021 growing season

Photos: 2020 growing season

Flux Site 09

Flux Site 09

Previous location (2019)

Latitude:  39.8167N
Longitude:  85.7005W
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Elevation:  282 m ASL
Dates: 19 April 2019 – 22 May 2020
Sampling Height: 3 m AGL
Landcover:  Corn planned for 2019, but ended up being soy due to flooding-related planting delays
Instrumentation:
– LI7500 Open Path CO2 Flux Sensor
– Campbell CSAT3 Sonic Anemometer
Data is stored locally and 30-min fluxes are calculated in real-time using Smart Flux 2 and EddyPro software.  Data uploaded to FluxSuite website for data analysis and quality assurance/control.