AmeriFlux carbon flux data for the US-Wkg Walnut Gulch Kendall Grasslands site. Eddy covariance measurements of energy, water and CO2 fluxes began in spring 2004, with meteorological and hydrological data available further back. The dataset originates from a USDA-ARS experimental watershed.
Use Cases
- Model carbon sequestration in grasslands based on CO2 flux measurements
- Analyze energy balance dynamics based on eddy covariance energy flux data
- Study hydrological cycles based on long-term water flux and meteorological data
- Validate ecosystem models using the site's intensively-studied watershed context
Strengths
- Eddy covariance measurements began in spring 2004, providing a multi-year time series
- Site is within an intensively-studied USDA-ARS experimental watershed
- Meteorological and hydrological measurements are available further back than 2004
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
Provenance
- Source
- United States Department of Agriculture
- Collection Method
- Eddy covariance measurements at a field site.
- Time Range
- Eddy covariance data from 2004 onward; other measurements further back.
- Geography
- Walnut Gulch Kendall Grasslands, a USDA-ARS experimental watershed.