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Energy and Soil Water Balance at the ARM Southern Great Plains Facility Central Location: 36° 37 ' N, 97° 30 ' W http://www.arm.gov/docs/index.html Washita basin, Oklahoma Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program

Energy Balance – Bowen Ratio Southern Great Plains site Solar eclipse

Eddy Correlation lE Southern Great Plains (two sites) H u* Two sites

25cm Soil Water Potential 15 cm 5 cm 14 days Precip Event

Soil Water Content 25cm 15 cm 5 cm 14 days Precip Event

Soil Water Temperature (Nov 1999) 15 cm 5 cm Air temp 14 days Precip Event