Coordinates:
37.10878° N,
119.73228° W
Elevation: 368.0 m
Site Description
Photometer is mounted on the SW Corner of the NEON observation tower. Tower is metal frame, 127' tall. NOTE: the tower height is NOT included in the elevation stated above in part d. (SJER - San Juan Experimental Range - U.S. Forest Service) The San Joaquin site is in an experimental range operated by the US Forest Service. The site is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas, ~32 km north of Fresno, CA. According to http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/ef/san_joaquin/: The climate is Mediterranean, with about 486 mm of rain falling from October or November to April or May. Winters are cool and wet, with frequent frosts and monthly mean temperatures between 4 and 10 °C. Summers are hot and dry, with maximum daily temperatures commonly exceeding 38 °C and monthly mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 27 °C. San Joaquin contains open woodland dominated by oaks (blue and interior live oaks) and California Foothills pine (pinus sabiniana) with scattered shrubs and nearly continuous cover of herbaceous plants. Swales occur in low areas between rises.