Coordinates:
39.10077° N,
96.56309° W
Elevation: 415.0 m
Site Description
Photometer is mounted on the SE Corner of the NEON observation tower. Tower is metal frame, 26' tall. NOTE: the tower height is NOT included in the elevation stated above in part d. (KONZ - Konza Prairie Biological Station - The Nature Conservatory, Kansas State University, LTER) The ecosystem at Konza Advanced site is unplowed tallgrass prairie. The landscape at site is rolling hills, with trees in the valley near streams. Site is not grazed, but managed by fire and burned every 2 years. The plot ~100 m north of the tower is burned every 20 years and, as a result of the lower fire frequency, it is dominated by shrubs and small trees.