Table: CASES-97 flux-station descriptions. Unless otherwise indicated, all stations measure eddy-correlation latent and sensible heat fluxes, net radiation, heat flux into the soil, temperature, humidity, and wind.

No.

Description

Lat
(deg N)

Long
(deg W)

Altitude
(m MSL)

Station Type

Duration

Comments/additional measurements

1

Grassland, minimal grazing near site

37.5907

96.6517

470

NCAR PAM* III

21 Apr–21 May

Momentum flux, downwelling shortwave radiation, radiometric surface temperature, pressure, precipitation, soil temp and moisture at -5cm.

2

Grassland, minimal grazing near site

37.5518

96.5552

485

NCAR PAM III

21 Apr–21 May

"

3

Bare ground; corn shoots to S and soybean shoots to N by 21 May; adjacent to small patch of winter wheat to E and SE

37.4900

97.0317

357

NCAR PAM III

21 Apr–21 May

"

4

Grass to N; tilled unplanted field to S

37.5932

96.9520

370

NCAR PAM III

21 Apr–21 May

"

5

Winter wheat

37.5035

97.1397

400

NCAR PAM III

21 Apr–21 May

"

6

Winter wheat in floodplain

37.2717

97.0093

345

NCAR PAM III

21 Apr–21 May

"

7

Winter wheat

37.4442

96.9995

365

NCAR ASTER**

21 Apr–21 May

As for 1-6, plus CO 2 and O 3 fluxes, short- and longwave upwelling and downwelling radiation, weekly soil moisture profiles to -70 cm

8

Grassland, no grazing

37.4007

96.9467

410

NCAR ASTER

21 Apr–21 May

As for 1-6, plus “veggie-meter”; weekly soil-moisture profiles to -90 cm

9

Grassland, no grazing

37.738

97.184

418E

CU (Qualls)

21 Apr–21 May

Soil temp, soil moisture at -4 cm

10

Grassland, minimal grazing near site

37.4647

96.8102

424E

NOAA ATDD

7-21 May

Pressure, precipitation, soil moisture and temperature profiles to 60 cm; CO 2 and O 3 flux

11

Grassland, some grazing

37.521

96.855

408

ABLE (ANL)

26 Apr-present

Precipitation, pressure; only flux sampled during experiment was sensible heat

12

Alfalfa to S

37.842

97.020

409

ARM

Dec 1995 - Present

Minimal data during CASES-97