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CA-Oas: Saskatchewan - Western Boreal, Mature Aspen

Tower_team:
PI: Alan Barr [email protected] - University of Saskatchewan
PI: Andy Black [email protected] - University of British Columbia
Lat, Long: 53.6289, -106.1978
Elevation(m): 530
Network Affiliations: AmeriFlux, Fluxnet-Canada, Phenocam
Vegetation IGBP: DBF (Deciduous Broadleaf Forests: Lands dominated by woody vegetation with a percent cover >60% and height exceeding 2 meters. Consists of broadleaf tree communities with an annual cycle of leaf-on and leaf-off periods.)
Climate Koeppen: Dfc (Subarctic: severe winter, no dry season, cool summer)
Mean Annual Temp (°C): 0.34
Mean Annual Precip. (mm): 428.53
Years Data Collected: 1997 - Present
Years Data Available:

FLUXNET2015 1996 - 2010   Data Citation
Description: 53.62889° N, 106.19779° W, elabation of 600.63 m,BOREAS 1994, 1996, BERMS climate and flux measurements began Dec. 1996
URL: http://berms.ccrp.ec.gc.ca/Sites/e-sites-oa.htm
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CA-Oas: Saskatchewan - Western Boreal, Mature Aspen

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  • Barr, A. G., Black, T., Hogg, E., Kljun, N., Morgenstern, K., Nesic, Z. (2004) Inter-Annual Variability In The Leaf Area Index Of A Boreal Aspen-Hazelnut Forest In Relation To Net Ecosystem Production, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 126(3-4), 237-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AGRFORMET.2004.06.011
  • Barr, A. G., Griffis, T. J., Black, T. A., Lee, X., Staebler, R. M., Fuentes, J. D., Chen, Z., Morgenstern, K. (2002) Comparing The Carbon Budgets Of Boreal And Temperate Deciduous Forest Stands, Canadian Journal Of Forest Research, 32(5), 813-822. https://doi.org/10.1139/X01-131
  • Barr, A., Richardson, A., Hollinger, D., Papale, D., Arain, M., Black, T., Bohrer, G., Dragoni, D., Fischer, M., Gu, L., Law, B., Margolis, H., McCaughey, J., Munger, J., Oechel, W., Schaeffer, K. (2013) Use Of Change-Point Detection For Friction–Velocity Threshold Evaluation In Eddy-Covariance Studies, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 171-172(7), 31-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AGRFORMET.2012.11.023
  • Blanken, P. D., Black, T. A., Yang, P. C., Neumann, H. H., Nesic, Z., Staebler, R., den Hartog, G., Novak, M. D., Lee, X. (1997) Energy Balance And Canopy Conductance Of A Boreal Aspen Forest: Partitioning Overstory And Understory Components, Journal Of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 102(D24), 28915-28927. https://doi.org/10.1029/97JD00193
  • Blanken, P., Black, T., Neumann, H., den Hartog, G., Yang, P., Nesic, Z., Lee, X. (2001) The Seasonal Water And Energy Exchange Above And Within A Boreal Aspen Forest, Journal Of Hydrology, 245(1-4), 118-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-1694(01)00343-2
  • Bond-Lamberty, B., Wang, C., Gower, S. T. (2004) A Global Relationship Between The Heterotrophic And Autotrophic Components Of Soil Respiration?, Global Change Biology, 10(10), 1756-1766. https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1365-2486.2004.00816.X
  • Braghiere, R. K., Quaife, T., Black, E., Ryu, Y., Chen, Q., De Kauwe, M. G., Baldocchi, D. (2020) Influence Of Sun Zenith Angle On Canopy Clumping And The Resulting Impacts On Photosynthesis, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 291(2), 108065. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AGRFORMET.2020.108065
  • Brooks, J. R., Flanagan, L. B., Varney, G. T., Ehleringer, J. R. (1997) Vertical Gradients In Photosynthetic Gas Exchange Characteristics And Refixation Of Respired CO2 Within Boreal Forest Canopies, Tree Physiology, 17(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1093/TREEPHYS/17.1.1
  • Chen, J. M., Govind, A., Sonnentag, O., Zhang, Y., Barr, A., Amiro, B. (2006) Leaf Area Index Measurements At Fluxnet-Canada Forest Sites, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 140(1-4), 257-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AGRFORMET.2006.08.005
  • Chen, J. M., Ju, W., Cihlar, J., Price, D., Liu, J., Chen, W., Pan, J., Black, A., Barr, A. (2003) Spatial Distribution Of Carbon Sources And Sinks In Canada's Forests, Tellus Series B-Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 55(2), 622-641. https://doi.org/10.1034/J.1600-0889.2003.00036.X
  • Chen, W. J., Black, T. A., Yang, P. C., Barr, A. G., Neumann, H. H., Nesic, Z., Blanken, P. D., Novak, M. D., Eley, J., Ketler, R. J., Cuenca, R. (1999) Effects Of Climatic Variability On The Annual Carbon Sequestration By A Boreal Aspen Forest, Global Change Biology, 5(1), 41-53. https://doi.org/10.1046/J.1365-2486.1998.00201.X
  • Chu, H., Baldocchi, D. D., Poindexter, C., Abraha, M., Desai, A. R., Bohrer, G., Arain, M. A., Griffis, T., Blanken, P. D., O'Halloran, T. L., Thomas, R. Q., Zhang, Q., Burns, S. P., Frank, J. M., Christian, D., Brown, S., Black, T. A., Gough, C. M., Law, B. E., Lee, X., Chen, J., Reed, D. E., Massman, W. J., Clark, K., Hatfield, J., Prueger, J., Bracho, R., Baker, J. M., Martin, T. A. (2018) Temporal Dynamics Of Aerodynamic Canopy Height Derived From Eddy Covariance Momentum Flux Data Across North American Flux Networks, Geophysical Research Letters, 45(2), 9275–9287. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL079306
  • Chu, H., Baldocchi, D. D., Poindexter, C., Abraha, M., Desai, A. R., Bohrer, G., Arain, M. A., Griffis, T., Blanken, P. D., O'Halloran, T. L., Thomas, R. Q., Zhang, Q., Burns, S. P., Frank, J. M., Christian, D., Brown, S., Black, T. A., Gough, C. M., Law, B. E., Lee, X., Chen, J., Reed, D. E., Massman, W. J., Clark, K., Hatfield, J., Prueger, J., Bracho, R., Baker, J. M., Martin, T. A. (2018) Temporal Dynamics Of Aerodynamic Canopy Height Derived From Eddy Covariance Momentum Flux Data Across North American Flux Networks, Geophysical Research Letters, 45(8-9), 9275–9287. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL079306
  • Chu, H., Luo, X., Ouyang, Z., Chan, W. S., Dengel, S., Biraud, S. C., Torn, M. S., Metzger, S., Kumar, J., Arain, M. A., Arkebauer, T. J., Baldocchi, D., Bernacchi, C., Billesbach, D., Black, T. A., Blanken, P. D., Bohrer, G., Bracho, R., Brown, S., Brunsell, N. A., Chen, J., Chen, X., Clark, K., Desai, A. R., Duman, T., Durden, D., Fares, S., Forbrich, I., Gamon, J. A., Gough, C. M., Griffis, T., Helbig, M., Hollinger, D., Humphreys, E., Ikawa, H., Iwata, H., Ju, Y., Knowles, J. F., Knox, S. H., Kobayashi, H., Kolb, T., Law, B., Lee, X., Litvak, M., Liu, H., Munger, J. W., Noormets, A., Novick, K., Oberbauer, S. F., Oechel, W., Oikawa, P., Papuga, S. A., Pendall, E., Prajapati, P., Prueger, J., Quinton, W. L., Richardson, A. D., Russell, E. S., Scott, R. L., Starr, G., Staebler, R., Stoy, P. C., Stuart-Haëntjens, E., Sonnentag, O., Sullivan, R. C., Suyker, A., Ueyama, M., Vargas, R., Wood, J. D., Zona, D. (2021) Representativeness Of Eddy-Covariance Flux Footprints For Areas Surrounding Ameriflux Sites, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 301-302(2), 108350. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AGRFORMET.2021.108350
  • Dennis Baldocchi, Cove Sturtevant (2015) Does day and night sampling reduce spurious correlation between canopy photosynthesis and ecosystem respiration?, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 207(8-9), 117-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AGRFORMET.2015.03.010
  • Gastellu-Etchegorry, J., Guillevic, P., Zagolski, F., Demarez, V., Trichon, V., Deering, D., Leroy, M. (1999) Modeling BRFAnd Radiation Regime Of Boreal And Tropical Forests, Remote Sensing Of Environment, 68(3), 281-316. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0034-4257(98)00119-9
  • GAUMONT-GUAY, D., BLACK, T. A., MCCAUGHEY, H., BARR, A. G., KRISHNAN, P., JASSAL, R. S., NESIC, Z. (2009) Soil Co2efflux In Contrasting Boreal Deciduous And Coniferous Stands And Its Contribution To The Ecosystem Carbon Balance, Global Change Biology, 15(5), 1302-1319. https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1365-2486.2008.01830.X
  • Grant, R. F., Black, T. A., den Hartog, G., Berry, J. A., Neumann, H. H., Blanken, P. D., Yang, P. C., Russell, C., Nalder, I. A. (1999) Diurnal And Annual Exchanges Of Mass And Energy Between An Aspen-Hazelnut Forest And The Atmosphere: Testing The Mathematical Model Ecosys With Data From The BOREAS Experiment, Journal Of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 104(D22), 27699-27717. https://doi.org/10.1029/1998JD200117
  • Griffis, T., Black, T., Gaumont-Guay, D., Drewitt, G., Nesic, Z., Barr, A., Morgenstern, K., Kljun, N. (2004) Seasonal Variation And Partitioning Of Ecosystem Respiration In A Southern Boreal Aspen Forest, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 125(3-4), 207-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AGRFORMET.2004.04.006
  • Griffis, T., Black, T., Morgenstern, K., Barr, A., Nesic, Z., Drewitt, G., Gaumont-Guay, D., McCaughey, J. (2003) Ecophysiological Controls On The Carbon Balances Of Three Southern Boreal Forests, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 117(1-2), 53-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1923(03)00023-6
  • Gu, L., Falge, E. M., Boden, T., Baldocchi, D. D., Black, T., Saleska, S. R., Suni, T., Verma, S. B., Vesala, T., Wofsy, S. C., Xu, L. (2005) Objective Threshold Determination For Nighttime Eddy Flux Filtering, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 128(3-4), 179-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AGRFORMET.2004.11.006
  • Gu, L., Shugart, H. H., Fuentes, J. D., Black, T., Shewchuk, S. R. (1999) Micrometeorology, Biophysical Exchanges And NEE Decomposition In A Two-Story Boreal Forest — Development And Test Of An Integrated Model, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 94(2), 123-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1923(99)00006-4
  • Hogg, E. H., Hurdle, P. A. (1997) Sap Flow In Trembling Aspen: Implications For Stomatal Responses To Vapor Pressure Deficit, Tree Physiology, 17(8-9), 501-509. https://doi.org/10.1093/TREEPHYS/17.8-9.501
  • Kimball, J. S., Thornton, P. E., White, M. A., Running, S. W. (1997) Simulating Forest Productivity And Surface-Atmosphere Carbon Exchange In The BOREAS Study Region, Tree Physiology, 17(8-9), 589-599. https://doi.org/10.1093/TREEPHYS/17.8-9.589
  • Krishnan, P., Black, T. A., Grant, N. J., Barr, A. G., Hogg, E. (., Jassal, R. S., Morgenstern, K. (2006) Impact Of Changing Soil Moisture Distribution On Net Ecosystem Productivity Of A Boreal Aspen Forest During And Following Drought, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 139(3-4), 208-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AGRFORMET.2006.07.002
  • Lavigne, M. B., Ryan, M. G. (1997) Growth And Maintenance Respiration Rates Of Aspen, Black Spruce And Jack Pine Stems At Northern And Southern BOREAS Sites, Tree Physiology, 17(8-9), 543-551. https://doi.org/10.1093/TREEPHYS/17.8-9.543
  • Lerdau, M., Litvak, M., Palmer, P., Monson, R. (1997) Controls Over Monoterpene Emissions From Boreal Forest Conifers, Tree Physiology, 17(8-9), 563-569. https://doi.org/10.1093/TREEPHYS/17.8-9.563
  • Mahrt, L., Lee, X., Black, A., Neumann, H., Staebler, R. (2000) Nocturnal Mixing In A Forest Subcanopy, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 101(1), 67-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1923(99)00161-6
  • Mahrt, L., Vickers, D. (2002) Relationship Of Area-Averaged Carbon Dioxide And Water Vapour Fluxes To Atmospheric Variables, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 112(3-4), 195-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1923(02)00079-5
  • Margolis, H. A., Ryan, M. G. (1997) A Physiological Basis For Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions In The Boreal Forest: An Overview, Tree Physiology, 17(8-9), 491-499. https://doi.org/10.1093/TREEPHYS/17.8-9.491
  • Matheny, A. M., Bohrer, G., Stoy, P. C., Baker, I. T., Black, A. T., Desai, A. R., Dietze, M. C., Gough, C. M., Ivanov, V. Y., Jassal, R. S., Novick, K. A., Schäfer, K. V., Verbeeck, H. (2014) Characterizing The Diurnal Patterns of Errors in The Prediction of Evapotranspiration by Several Land-Surface Models: An Nacp Analysis, Journal Of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 119(7), 1458-1473. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JG002623
  • Nakamura, R., Mahrt, L. (2001) Similarity Theory For Local And Spatially Averaged Momentum Fluxes, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 108(4), 265-279. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1923(01)00250-7
  • Nichol, C. J., Huemmrich, K. F., Black, T., Jarvis, P. G., Walthall, C. L., Grace, J., Hall, F. G. (2000) Remote Sensing Of Photosynthetic-Light-Use Efficiency Of Boreal Forest, Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 101(2-3), 131-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1923(99)00167-7
  • Ponton, S., Flanagan, L. B., Alstad, K. P., Johnson, B. G., Morgenstern, K., Kljun, N., Black, T. A., Barr, A. G. (2006) Comparison Of Ecosystem Water-Use Efficiency Among Douglas-Fir Forest, Aspen Forest And Grassland Using Eddy Covariance And Carbon Isotope Techniques, Global Change Biology, 12(2), 294-310. https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1365-2486.2005.01103.X
  • Richardson, A. D., Anderson, R. S., Arain, M. A., Barr, A. G., Bohrer, G., Chen, G., Chen, J. M., Ciais, P., Davis, K. J., Desai, A. R., Dietze, M. C., Dragoni, D., Garrity, S. R., Gough, C. M., Grant, R., Hollinger, D. Y., Margolis, H. A., McCaughey, H., Migliavacca, M., Monson, R. K., Munger, J. W., Poulter, B., Raczka, B. M., Ricciuto, D. M., Sahoo, A. K., Schaefer, K., Tian, H., Vargas, R., Verbeeck, H., Xiao, J., Xue, Y. (2012) Terrestrial Biosphere Models Need Better Representation Of Vegetation Phenology: Results From The North American Carbon Program Site Synthesis, Global Change Biology, 18(2), 566-584. https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1365-2486.2011.02562.X
  • Steele, S. J., Gower, S. T., Vogel, J. G., Norman, J. M. (1997) Root Mass, Net Primary Production And Turnover In Aspen, Jack Pine And Black Spruce Forests In Saskatchewan And Manitoba, Canada, Tree Physiology, 17(8-9), 577-587. https://doi.org/10.1093/TREEPHYS/17.8-9.577
  • Xu, B., Arain, M. A., Black, T. A., Law, B. E., Pastorello, G. Z., Chu, H. (2020) Seasonal Variability Of Forest Sensitivity To Heat And Drought Stresses: A Synthesis Based On Carbon Fluxes From North American Forest Ecosystems, Global Change Biology, 26(2), 901-918. https://doi.org/10.1111/GCB.14843

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