Site 03 Downtown (+ Flux)


Latitude:  39.7833 N
Longitude:  86.1652 W
Click here for Google map
Elevation:  226 m ASL
Install Date: 1 June 2012
Sampling Heights: 10/20/40/54 m AGL
In-site GHG Instrument: CKADS2025 (CO2/CO) (5 January 2020 – current) CKADS2024 (CO2/CO) ( 14 November 2019 – 5 January 2020); CKADS2023 (CO2/CO) (7 November 2018 – 14 November 2019); CFKADS2025 (CO2/CH4/CO) (22 May 2018 – 7 November 2018); CKADS2023 (CO2/CO) (1 June 2012 – 22 May 2018)
NOAA Flasks

Flux Site 03 Urban
6 October 2020 – current
Sampling Height: 33 m AGL (previously estimated to be 28 m AGL)
Landcover:  Urban
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.

Bypass

 

Reference Tank CO2 (ppm) CO (ppb) CH4 (ppb) Pressure (psi)/ Date
CC336768 395.96 148.4 1900 June 2012; removed
CC336636  395.54 (395.52)  149.15 (148.19)  1600  Nov 2013;  1200 April 2015; 1050 Sept 2015; 650 April 2017 (not currently being sampled, actually 400 psi); removed
 LL120790 424.17 142.4  2020.5 April 2018; 1450 May 2018; 900 Nov 2018; removed
CB11903 404.29 154.1 2058.9 1450 June 2019 WET; removed
CB09923 383.62 192.7 (NOAA website: 183.47) 1962.8 800 Nov 2019; 800 Jan 2020; 400 Oct 2020 (no longer in use); removed
CB10734 397.20** (x2019) 397.03 (x2007) 135* 1879.1 1600 Oct 2020; 950*** Feb 2022; 700 Oct 2022; 600 Jan 2023 (predicted swap needed: Aug 2023)

Additional Tubing Length: 6 m for PSU, 7 m for NOAA
* Field calibration
** NOAA tank look-up page indicates 397.30 ppm (x2019), but this tank was not officially calibrated by NOAA.
***Faster decrease than ideal, but no leaks detected.

Site03_img01 Site03_img09 Site03_img08 Site03_img07 Site03_img06 Site03_img05 Site03_img04 Site03_img03 Site03_img02

April 2017:

November 2018:

Leave a Reply