Presenter(s):
Margaret Torn, Berkeley Lab/UC Berkeley
Sebastien Biraud, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Daniel Stover, Department of Energy Germantown
You-Wei Cheah, LBNL
Trevor Keenan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dario Papale, University of Tuscia
Susan Natali, Woodwell Climate Research Center
Ankur Desai, University of Wisconsin Madison
Andrew Richardson, Northern Arizona University

Primary Convener:
Margaret Torn, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

AmeriFlux is a bottom-up network connecting more than 700 sites and science teams across the Americas that measure ecosystem-atmosphere fluxes of ecosystem carbon, water, and energy and share data openly. AmeriFlux data are used by an even larger, global community (>200,000 site-downloads every year) for ecosystem ecology research; remote-sensing validation; education; land surface modeling; drought prediction and resource management; and AI applications. The AmeriFlux community is open to all and boasts a vibrant early career community. Despite recognized success and remarkable growth, many of the institutions, activities, and people comprising AmeriFlux face a changing landscape. This Town Hall will focus on how our geographically distributed “coalition of the willing” can build resilience for great science and the next generation of great scientists. How do we work together to measure and share the next 3,500 site-years of data, to keep building our skilled workforce, test critical ecological hypotheses, quantify trace-gas emission trends, and address societal challenges? The AmeriFlux Management Project (AMP) serves the whole network by processing and sharing AmeriFlux data; providing technical support and loaner instruments; and partnering on trainings, meetings, and Flux Stewards outreach. AMP will host the Town Hall along with network members, partners, and funders.

Cross-Listed:
IN - Informatics
C - Cryosphere
A - Atmospheric Sciences
B - Biogeosciences
H - Hydrology
GC - Global Environmental Change

Suggested Itineraries:
Career and Professional Development