1 January 2008, Fischer
PGS
 
PGS Validation 2011-2013
1 March 2011 - 28 February 2013
Lead Scientist: Marc Fischer
Observatory: sgp, sgp
We continued a paired treatment – control experiment at the Agricultural Research Service’s Southern Plains Range Research Station (SPRRS). The ongoing experiment compared energy and carbon fluxes and from a field recently planted to switchgrass (a potential biofuel crop), with fluxes from winter wheat. The ongoing experiment was conducted in a collaboration that includes SPRRS staff and researchers from the University of Oklahoma. Additional hypotheses, specific to the experiment are that biofuel production will 1) result in greater growing season carbon uptake than conventional crops and, 2) can increase carbon soil stocks due to increased root growth and reduced tillage.
Co-Investigators
Dave Billesbach |
Margaret Torn |
Timeline
- Parent Campaign
- Sibling Campaign
Campaign Data Sets
IOP Participant | Data Source Name | Final Data |
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Marc Fischer | Portable Carbon Dioxide Flux System | Order Data |