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Niwot Ridge LTER Images

rocky, mountainous landscape
group of studnets with mountains in background
image layers derived from drone-based multispectral imaging
On top of the world at Niwot Ridge.
A small shelter gives scientists a break from the elements.
An eddy flux tower on top of Niwot Ridge.
Dr. Suding examines small pools that act as carbon sources in this environment.
Delineating snowmelt plots.
Down the ridge we go after a day of trekking and research.
Ashley Whipple studies pika in the Colorado mountains.
Looking for signs of pika among the rocks.
I’ve never been so happy to find scat before.
A windy morning on the tundra.

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