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Critical Coastal Habitats: Sustainability, Restoration and Forecasting

Detailed Description

USGS WARC scientists operate two eddy covariance (EC) sites in coastal habitats of Louisiana’s Barataria Basin. EC is a method that uses high frequency measurements of wind speed and direction, and gas concentrations to estimate exchange between land surfaces and the atmosphere.

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