TOOK - Toolik Lake, NEON Aquatic Lake Field Site  | Alaska
Channel: NEON Science
Date: 2019-03-25

The Toolik Lake relocatable aquatic field site is located in the foothills of the Brooks Range on the Alaskan tundra. It covers 1.5 sq. kilometer and has a mean depth of 7 meters. Automated sensors installed on a buoy system, along with groundwater wells, and a nearby met station collect data about the lake and atmosphere. Observational sampling of aquatic organisms, biogeochemical cycling and other physical properties of the lake are also conducted at this site.

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Suggested citation for this video: National Ecological Observatory Network. October 24, 2018. TOOK - Toolik Lake, NEON Aquatic Lake Field Site  | Alaska [Video file]. Courtesy: Battelle. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/fCfvk_ALLjU.