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Standardized flux seasonality metrics: a companion dataset for FLUXNET annual product
Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Asko Noormets
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Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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We present a flux seasonality metrics database (FSMD) depicting a set of standardized metrics of ecosystem biogeochemical fluxes of CO2, water, and energy, including transition dates, phase lengths, and rates of change with uncertainty estimates. FSMD allows assessment of spatial and temporal patterns in developmental dynamics, validation of novel aspects of phenology product, and process models. It is calculated from FLUXNET2015 data product and will be updated with new FLUXNET data releases.
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