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Land Margin Ecosystem Research (LMER)
| Program Name (Acronym) |
LMER |
| Agency |
NSF |
| Year Initiated |
1988 |
| Measures |
CLIMATE - meteorology, snow, solar radiation
PRECIP/DEP - wet deposition, dry deposition
WATER - discharge, sediment load, organic contaminants, aquatic
biota, inorganic chemistry, sediment chemistry, habitat
MARINE/COASTAL - salinity/freshwater flux, chlorophyll/zooplankton,
submerged/coastal habitats, nutrients/contaminants, animals, sediment
SOILS- chemistry, climate, erodability
VEGETATION - growth rate/above-ground biomass, species/cover/range,
nutrient availability
MISCELLANEOUS - land use, inorganic nutrient budgets, organic and
hydrologic budgets |
| Collection Source |
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| Point |
Yes |
| Source |
Yes |
| Transect |
Yes |
| Other area |
Watershed |
| Locations for Data Collection |
4 sites |
| Temporal Interval |
Variable-Weekly to qurtlly |
| Sampling Design |
Selected |
| Data Available |
Yes |
| Accessible |
From individual sites |
| Extent for Reporting |
Coastal U.S. |
| Annual Funding |
$2.4 million per year |
| Cost per Site for Installation |
Non-applicable |
| Cost per Site for Op. & Mgmt |
$600,000 per year |
| Partners |
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| International |
No |
| Agency |
NOAA, EPA, USGS |
| State |
State Agencies |
| Local |
Agen., conserv. assoc. |
| Authorities/Reason for Running Prg. |
Pred. coast resp to chang |
| Users of Data per Year |
Unknown |
| Program Meets Metadata Standards |
Yes |
| Expansion of Prog (Needed/Not) |
Needed |
| Contact Person |
J.E. Hobbie |
| Phone # |
508-548-3705 ext 7470 |
http://www.epa.gov/cludygxb/programs/lmer.html
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