Analytical Laboratory Equipment at Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory

Coweeta水文实验室60多年的科学调查结果已将LTER站点建立为国家和国际森林生态系统和水文研究中心。与其他研究活动相结合，目前有150多名研究人员在Coweeta进行研究。访问调查人员对现场的大量使用大大超过了后勤支持的速度，因此需要改善Coweeta设施的各个方面。为了满足当前和未来的研究、教育和培训需求，已经制定了一项全面的多阶段设施计划。这个2185公顷的实验室位于北卡罗来纳州的阿巴拉契亚山脉南部，是美国农业部林业局的财产，由南方研究站（SRS）和佐治亚大学（UGA）共同管理合作研究。在过去的五年中，该研究项目已经大大扩展到包括对南部阿巴拉契亚地区土地利用变化的原因和后果的区域分析，作为LTER项目的一部分。该奖项将支持Coweeta水文实验室设施发展计划第二期的实施。具体而言，将更换和扩大样品冷藏室和干燥箱空间。目前的冰箱和小型烘炉都是过时的，故障，比需要的小得多，操作和维护费用昂贵。开发计划的完成将为维持和建立Coweeta水文实验室的科学计划提供所需的后勤支持。

Results of more than sixty years of scientific investigation at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory have established the LTER site as a national and international center for forest ecosystem and hydrologic research. When combined with other research activities, more than 150 investigators are currently conducting studies at Coweeta. This tremendous site use by visiting investigators has greatly out-paced logistical support and there is a need to improve all aspects of Coweeta facilities. A comprehensive multi-phase facilities plan has been developed to meet current and future research, education, and training needs. The 2185-ha laboratory, located in the southern Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, is USDA Forest Service property where cooperative research is jointly administrated by the Southern Research Station (SRS) and the University of Georgia (UGA). Within the past five years, the research program has substantially broadened to include regional analyses of causes and consequences of land-use change in the southern Appalachians as part of the LTER program.This award will support implementation of Phase II of the Facilities Development Plan for Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory. Specifically, the sample cold room and drying oven space will be replaced and expanded. Current refrigerators and small drying ovens are outdated, malfunctioning, much smaller than what is needed, and expensive to operate and maintain. Completion of the development plans will provide the logistical support needed to sustain and build the science program of Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory.