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Eddy-Flux tower in Amazon Forest

Caption: This eddy-flux tower measures the energy, water and carbon dioxide exchanged between the forest and the atmosphere in Tapajos National Forest in Brazil. The 60-meter-tall tower pokes through the 50-meter-high forest canopy.

Credit: Joost van Haren, The University of Arizona

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