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Tower for monitoring the greenhouse effect in the Tambopata reserve – Sages Tower

About the project

The purpose was to demonstrate a scale sequestration measurement strategy that includes inorganic and organic carbon transport in turbulent flow at forest canopy level and related measurements. A 45m equipped tower was built to monitor carbon fluxes above the canopy.

Researchers

  • Eric G. Cosio (Scientific coordinator, PUCP)
  • John Grace (PI, University of Edinburgh)
  • Tomas Domingues (Co- investigator, Sao Paulo)
  • Patrick Meir (Co- investigator, University of Edinburgh)
  • Fabián Limonchi (Research associate, PUCP)

Participating Institutions

  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru
    • Institute for Nature, Earth and Energy
  • University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • Geoscience School
    • Institute of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences
  • University of Sao Paulo, Brasil
    • Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences