Eight Mile Lake Research Watershed, Carbon in Permafrost Experimental Heating Research (CiPEHR): NDVI 2009-2023 ...

• Main Authors: Warren, Julia A, Lathrop, Emma R, Garnello, Anthony J, Mauritz, Marguerite, Taylor, Meghan, Ledman, Justin, Natali, Susan, Schuur, Edward, Bonanza Creek LTER
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Environmental Data Initiative 2024
• Subjects: permafrost; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/d946ec44569df939a00f147a8eb0de1f; https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?packageid=knb-lter-bnz.638.13

The Carbon in Permafrost Experimental Heating Research (CiPEHR) project addresses the following questions: 1) Does ecosystem warming cause a net release of C from the ecosystem to the atmosphere?, 2) Does the decomposition of old C, that comprises the bulk of the soil C pool, influence ecosystem C loss?, and 3) How do winter and summer warming alone, and in combination, affect ecosystem C exchange? We are answering these questions using a combination of field and laboratory experiments to measure ecosystem carbon balance and radiocarbon isotope ratios at a warming experiment located in an upland tundra field site near Healy, Alaska in the foothills of the Alaska Range.The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) was measured using a specialized handheld camera at individual plots throughout the growing seasons. ...