Smithsonian Environmental Research Center NEON - United States of America

Basic Information
Site Name
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center NEON
Short name
SERC
Country
United States of America
Site Manager
Site Description
The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is a relocatable terrestrial site and part of NEON's Mid-Altantic Domain 2 sites. SERC is located in Anne Arundel county, Maryland and managed by the Smithsonian Institute. Located along the Rhode River, the location has diverse habitats ranging from decidous forests, wetlands, and estuaries. Remote sensing surveys of this field site collect lidar, spectrometer and high-resolution RGB camera data. The flux/meteorological tower at this site is 204ft with 6 measurement levels. The tower top extends above the vegetation canopy to allow sensors mounted at the top and along the tower to capture the full profile of atmospheric conditions from the top of the vegetation canopy to the ground. The tower collects physical and chemical properties of atmosphere-related processes, such as humidity, wind, and net ecosystem gas exchange. Precipitation data are collected by a tipping bucket at the top of the tower and a series of throughfalls located in the soil array. There are also multiple plots for soil sensors and sampling and organismal sampling including birds, ticks, mammals, ground beetles, soil microbes, and mosquitoes. Total data products planned for this site: 116
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2021-03-03 10:03:55

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2015
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
GERIThis site is a verified "GERI" member.
NEON (SERC)This site is a verified "NEON" member.
Photos
SERC landscape
SERC landscape
Field ecologists in a soybean field
Field ecologists in a soybean field
Geographic
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 38.89008 Longitude: -76.56001

Elevation (average)
15.00msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
43.00msl
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