AmeriFlux version of carbon flux data for the US-Me2 site, an intermediate-aged ponderosa pine forest in the Metolius cluster. The dataset covers a period from January 2002 to at least August 2022, capturing pre-fire conditions, the 2020 Green Ridge Fire event, and subsequent salvage logging. Data was collected by researchers including B.E. Law from Oregon State University as part of the AmeriFlux network.
Use Cases
- Modeling carbon sequestration and release based on long-term eddy covariance flux data.
- Analyzing the impact of wildfire severity on forest structure and carbon balance based on described fire effects.
- Studying post-fire recovery and the effects of salvage logging on ecosystem fluxes.
- Comparing forest carbon dynamics across different age and disturbance classes within the Metolius cluster.
Strengths
- Provides detailed site characterization including stand age (71 years mean), tree height (~18 m), and tree density (~339 trees ha-1).
- Includes specific soil composition data across three depth layers (e.g., 69%/24%/7% sand/silt/clay at 0–0.2 m).
- Captures a major disturbance event with detailed descriptions of the 2020 Green Ridge Fire and 2021 salvage logging.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- AmeriFlux network, with data from site US-Me2.
- Collection Method
- Likely collected via eddy covariance flux tower measurements.
- Time Range
- January 2002 - August 2020 (pre-fire), with post-fire monitoring continuing at least through August 2022.
- Geography
- Metolius core cluster site, Oregon, USA.