Flux Tower and Met Masts
The Flux Tower
The flux tower is a 40 meter high tower which was installed alongside all the FACE array infrastructure in early 2016.
A permanent laboratory is situated at the foot of the 40 meter flux tower (installed Nov 2017). It provides housing for mass spectrometers and other equipment as well as some bench space. The lab has internal and external power and data capacity. A driveable pathway leads to the tower which allows mobile labs access.
The following equipment is already installed on the tower, however we are always open to collaborators adding instruments. For example, Dr Sophie Fauset of Univesity of Plymoth was awarded NERC funding to increase the global network for IR monitoring of forest canopy temperatures (netCTF). As part of that award an instrument will be placed on our 40m flux tower collecting important continuous measurements.
If you would like to complete a research project in relation to the flux tower, please do submit your idea.
| Description | Height |
| CO2/H2O Enclosed Path | 40 |
| CH4 Probe open Path | 40 |
| Smart Flux System | 40 |
| Wind Master Pro 3D | 40 |
| Net Radiometer | 40 |
| Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge | 40 |
| Quantum PAR Sensor | 40 |
| Relative Humidity | 40 |
| Phenocam | 40 |
| Quantum PAR Sensor | 20 |
| Relative Humidity | 20 |
Met Masks
There are four met masts around the perimeter of the BIFoR FACE research woodland (Mill Haft). These are equipped with the the following instruments:
- Sonic anemometer
- Windmaster Pro Sonic Anemometer x2
- Quantun Sensor
- Net Radiometer
- Tipping bucket rainguages
- Barometer and pressure port
- Humidity and temperature probe and shiel
The Met Masts are connected to the BIFoR grid. They were installed in November 2017 and the instrumentation was installed autumn 2018.
Interested in using the data from the Met Masts? Want to add your own instrument? Find out how to collaborate