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BNF - Bankhead National Forest, AL, AMF3 (Tower Site)

Established
1 October 2024
Latitude
34.3437276° N
Longitude
87.35044401° W
Altitude
284 meters
Surface Type
Awaiting Information
Instruments
8 (8 active)
Primary Measurement Types
25 (25 active)

Instruments deployed at BNF - Bankhead National Forest, AL, AMF3 (Tower Site)

asi

All Sky Imager

2025-04-18 — Currently Deployed

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dts

Distributed Temperature Sensing

2025-03-08 — Currently Deployed

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irt

Infrared Thermometer

2025-03-07 — Currently Deployed

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ldis

Laser Disdrometer

2025-04-30 — Currently Deployed

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par

Photosynthetically Active Radiation Sensors

2024-08-05 — Currently Deployed

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pgsiso

Precision Gas System Isotope Analyzer

2025-03-13 — Currently Deployed

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radsys

SPN1 and high quality upwelling and downwelling pyrgeometers and pyranometers.

2025-01-30 — Currently Deployed

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sebs

Surface Energy Balance System

2025-03-27 — Currently Deployed

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Primary Measurements collected at BNF - Bankhead National Forest, AL, AMF3 (Tower Site)

Atmospheric temperature

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Carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration

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Carbon monoxide (CO) Concentration

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Cloud fraction

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Hydrometeor Size Distribution

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Hydrometeor fall velocity

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Hydrometeor size

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Isotope ratio

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Liquid water content

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Longwave broadband downwelling irradiance

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Longwave broadband upwelling irradiance

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Methane concentration

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Net broadband total irradiance

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Nitrogen oxides

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Precipitation

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Shortwave broadband diffuse downwelling irradiance

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Shortwave broadband direct downwelling irradiance

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Shortwave broadband total downwelling irradiance

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Shortwave broadband total upwelling irradiance

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Snow depth

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Soil heat flux

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Soil moisture

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Surface energy balance

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Surface skin temperature

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Visibility

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Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) | Reviewed March 2025