Sample LBA Reference Site data for CEOP This metadata file describes the sample data from LBA Manaus site. CONTACT: Jose Marengo CPTEC/INPE Rodovia Presidente Dutra, km 39 12630-000 Cachoeira Paulista Sao Paulo, Brazil Telephone: +55 12 560 8464 Facsimile: +55 12 560 8542 E-mail: marengo@cptec.inpe.br Manaus Forest site - "K34" (02.61 S; 60.21 W) Excel files: Manaus_20010701-20010930_tower.XLS ; Manaus_20010701-20010930_ECfluxes.XLS Manaus_20010701-20010930_tower.XLS Data from automatic weather station installed on Manaus K34 forest site Data columns: Year Day of Year GMT (decimal hour) (= Local Time + 4 hs) Si - Incident Short wave radiation, W/m2 So - Reflected short wave radiation, W/m2 PARi - Incident Photosyntheticaly Active Radiation (PAR), (mol/m2/s R.H. - Relative humidity, % Tsfc - Surface temperature, oC Pressure - air pressure, hPa Precip - precipitation, mm Tair - Air temperature, oC U - horizontal wind velocity (m/s) Udir - wind direction, degrees Li - Incident long-wave radiation, W/m2 Lo - Outgoing long-wave radiation, W/m2 Rnet - Net radiation, W/m2 Manaus_20010701-20010930_ECfluxes.XLS Data from eddy correlation system Data columns: Year Day of Year GMT (decimal hour) (= Local Time + 4 hs) H - sensible heat flux, W/m2 LE - latent heat flux, W/m2 FCO2 - CO2 flux, , (mol/m2/s U - mean horizontal wind velocity, m/s Tv - virtual air temperature, oC H2O conc - concentration of H2O in air, g/m3 CO2 conc - concentration of CO2 in air, (mol/mol u* - friction velocity, m/s z/L - Monin-Obukhov stability parameter For additional information please contact: Alessandro Araujo CPTEC/INPE e-mail: carioca@inpa.gov.br