Site Characteristics Climate and Productivity Table
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LTER Site Table
LTER Site Characteristics Table: climate and productivity
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| Site Name | Ecosystem | Longitude | Latitude | Elevation (m) > | Mean Annual Temperature (C) | Mean Annual Precipitation (mm) | AET (mm/yr) | PET (mm/yr) | Drought Index | ANPP (gm C/m2) | Growing Season (days) |
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| Andrews Experimental Forest |
Coniferous Forest | -122.25600 | 44.21200 | 1020 | 8.5 | 2200 | 764 | 982 | -362 | 500.0 | 365 |
| Arctic |
Arctic Tundra | -149.59598 | 68.62826 | 760 | -6.9 | 322 | 284 | 423 | -137 | 180.0 | 55 |
| Baltimore Ecosystem Study |
Urban Ecosystem | -76.30000 | 39.10000 | 2 | 32.0 | 1107 | 215 | ||||
| Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest |
Taiga | -147.84668 | 64.85848 | 365 | -2.9 | 263 | 360 | 576 | -266 | 299.9 | 100 |
| California Current Ecosystem |
Marine | -120.27980 | 32.87360 | 10 | 17.6 | 258 | 132.5 | 365 | |||
| Cedar Creek Natural History Area |
Savanna/Tallgrass Prairie | -93.20100 | 45.40100 | 282 | 6.7 | 801 | 733 | 1026 | -86 | 277.3 | 139 |
| Central Arizona-Phoenix |
Urban Ecosystem | -111.93300 | 33.42700 | 340 | 22.6 | 210 | 72.3 | 365 | |||
| Coweeta Hydrological Laboratory |
Deciduous Forest | -83.50000 | 35.00000 | 686 | 13.3 | 1906 | 1173 | 1353 | -163 | 874.0 | 154 |
| Florida Coastal Everglades |
Freshwater Marsh/Estuary | -80.85328 | 25.46821 | 0 | 24.0 | 1578 | 1219.1 | 365 | |||
| Georgia Coastal |
Salt Marsh/Estuary | -81.37100 | 31.42700 | 0 | 19.8 | 1273 | 1350.0 | 354 | |||
| Harvard Forest |
Deciduous Forest | -72.19000 | 42.53000 | 330 | 7.1 | 1066 | 851 | 1041 | -336 | 744.5 | 153 |
| Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest |
Deciduous Forest | -71.75100 | 43.94000 | 590 | 5.6 | 1396 | 713 | 818 | 15 | 704.5 | 145 |
| Jornada Basin |
Desert | -106.73985 | 32.61785 | 1188 | 17.2 | 298 | 292 | 1666 | -750 | 229.5 | 256 |
| Kellogg Biological Station |
Row Crop Agriculture | -85.40000 | 42.40000 | 288 | 8.8 | 811 | 708 | 1007 | -314 | 431.0 | 159 |
| Konza Prairie |
Tallgrass Prairie | -96.57500 | 39.09300 | 382 | 12.9 | 835 | 747 | 1250 | -328 | 442.6 | 180 |
| Luquillo Experimental Forest |
Tropical Rainforest | -65.80000 | 18.30000 | 350 | 22.8 | 3460 | 1234 | 1260 | 837 | 1000.0 | 365 |
| McMurdo Dry Valleys |
Polar Desert | 162.52000 | -77.00000 | 437 | -19.0 | 100 | 1.9 | 211 | |||
| Moorea Coral Reef |
Coral Reef | -149.82612 | -17.49085 | 0 | 25.9 | 1718 | 365 | ||||
| Niwot Ridge |
Alpine Tundra | -105.37500 | 39.99300 | 3528 | -3.2 | 1250 | 647 | 756 | -51 | 198.7 | 152 |
| North Temperate Lakes |
Temperate Lake | -89.67200 | 46.01240 | 497 | 4.3 | 811 | 649 | 884 | -223 | 128.1 | 140 |
| Palmer Station |
Polar Marine | -64.05450 | -64.77417 | 10 | -4.0 | 679 | 182.8 | 151 | |||
| Plum Island Ecosystems |
Estuary | -70.89100 | 42.75900 | 0 | 10.0 | 1188 | 516.5 | 245 | |||
| Santa Barbara Coastal |
Semiarid Coastal and Marine | -119.84220 | 34.41250 | 0 | 15.1 | 463 | 3181.0 | 335 | |||
| Sevilleta |
Desert/Grassland | -106.88200 | 34.35300 | 1478 | 13.4 | 244 | 252 | 1602 | -848 | 55.0 | 210 |
| Shortgrass Steppe |
Shortgrass Steppe | -104.72400 | 40.82700 | 1650 | 8.6 | 320 | 116.5 | 184 | |||
| Virginia Coast Reserve |
Barrier Island | -75.91300 | 37.28300 | 0 | 14.5 | 1065 | 993 | 1215 | -265 | 96.6 | 245 |
