The ORNL DAAC and the LBA DIS announce the release of five data sets associated with the LBA-ECO component of the Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA).
These five data sets provide measurements of biometry, litter decomposition, and gas fluxes in disturbed (logged) and undisturbed tropical forest ecosystems at the Tapajos National Forest in central Brazil.
LBA-ECO TG-07 Ground-based Biometry Data at km 83 Site, Tapajos National Forest: 1997. Data set prepared by Michael M. Keller and Michael W. Palace.
LBA-ECO TG-07 Litter Decomposition, Tapajos National Forest, Para, Brazil: 2000-2001. Data set prepared by Megan McGroddy.
LBA-ECO TG-07 Soil CO2 Flux by Automated Chamber, Para, Brazil: 2001-2003. Data set prepared by Ruth K. Varner and Michael M. Keller.
LBA-ECO TG-07 Trace Gas Fluxes, Undisturbed and Logged Sites, Para, Brazil: 2000-2002. Data set prepared by Michael M. Keller, Ruth K. Varner, Jadson D. Dias, H.S. Silva, Patrick M. Crill, R.C. de Oliveira, Jr., and Gregory P. Asner.
LBA-ECO TG-07 Soil Trace Gas Flux and Root Mortality, Tapajos National Forest. Data set prepared by Ruth K. Varner and Michael M. Keller.
LBA is an international research initiative under the leadership of Brazil. The project focuses on the climatological, ecological, biogeochemical, and hydrological functions of Amazonia; the impact of land use change on these functions; and the interactions between Amazonia and the Earth system. The LBA-ECO component, which is funded by NASA, focuses on the question: "How do tropical forest conversion, regrowth, and selective logging influence carbon storage, nutrient dynamics, trace gas fluxes, and the prospect for sustainable land use in Amazonia?"
See the LBA Project page for further information about the study and to access associated data and documentation maintained by the ORNL DAAC.
The ORNL DAAC is a NASA-funded data center archiving and distributing terrestrial ecology and biogeochemical dynamics data. The LBA Data and Information System (LBA-DIS) has been developed by INPE with NASA's participation.