Inventory of Eddy Covariance Tower Data in AmeriFlux from Everglades Towers, Florida: 2004-ongoing

There are six eddy covariance towers that make continuous measurements of regional hydrology and carbon balance in the region. This long-term eddy covariance tower network includes 2008-ongoing data collection in a freshwater marl prairie (TS/Ph-1; US-Esm) and a freshwater marsh (SRS-2; US-Elm), 2016-ongoing data collection from a mangrove scrub (TS/Ph-7; US-TaS), 2004-ongoing data collection from a tall mangrove forest (SRS-6; US-Skr), 2020-ongoing data collection from a tower at the ecotone of marl prairie and mangrove scrub (SE1; US-EvM), and 2018-ongoing data collection from an aquatic Tower in Florida Bay (Bob Allen Key; US-FBE). Everglades ecosystems occur in predictable zonal patterns, and current Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research (FCE-LTER) sites are arranged to capture the variation in hydrology, community composition, and productivity. The hydrology and disturbance regime in the Everglades region developed a rich diversity of communities that have variable capacities to capture and sequester carbon. At each site, open-path infrared gas analyzers (IRGA, LI-7500 and Li-7700, Li-COR Inc., Lincoln, NE) are used to measure CO2 (mg mol-1), water vapor molar density (mg mol-1), and CH4. A paired sonic anemometer (CSAT3, Campbell Scientific Inc., Logan, UT) is employed to measure sonic temperature (Ts; K) and 3-dimensional wind speed (u, v and w, respectively; m s-1). Additional meteorological data is measured at the site to monitor conditions. This data package is an inventory of eddy covariance tower data and metadata available through the AmeriFlux repository.