TUTORIALS

CWS Lab Tutorials

At Auburn University’s Climate, Water, and Society Lab, we create tutorials that help you access, process, and analyze environmental data. These tutorials provide step-by-step guidance on using ecological datasets for research and decision-making.

Exploring NEON Data

Learn how to access and process ecological data from the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). This tutorial shows how NEON datasets can be used to study environmental processes across U.S. ecosystems.

NEON Tutorial

Quantifying NEON Data Uncertainty with NOAA-GHCND

This tutorial demonstrates how to combine NEON data with NOAA-GHCND records to evaluate uncertainties. It provides methods for improving data reliability and environmental model validation.

NOAA NEON Tutorial

Point-Scale Parameter Perturbation Experiments (PPE)

This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on performing parameter perturbation experiments at NEON sites using CLM5. It shows how to test model sensitivity by varying ecosystem parameters.

PPE Tutorial

Quantifying Wetland Drought Indices

Wetlands are highly sensitive to water availability. This tutorial shows how to calculate drought indices such as SPI (precipitation), SSI (streamflow), and EDDI (atmospheric demand) using flux tower data and long-term records.

Study Site: Coastal freshwater wetland in Everglades National Park, part of AmeriFlux and FCE-LTER networks.

Wetland Tutorial

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