Marvin Klemme Range Research Station NEON - United States of America

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Basic Information
Site Name
Marvin Klemme Range Research Station NEON
Short name
OAES
Country
United States of America
Web Address
https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/oaes
Site Manager
Rajit Patankar
Site Description
The Klemme Range Research Station at the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station (OAES) is a terrestrial NEON field site located in western Oklahoma, southwest of Clinton, OK. The site is managed by the Oklahoma State University Division of Agricultural Sciences. The research station consists of 6.3 km2 (1560 acres) of upland prairie in the Rolling Red Plains region of Oklahoma. OAES is part of NEON's Southern Plains Domain (D11), which stretches over the central sections of Texas and Oklahoma and includes portions of southern Kansas and southern New Mexico. D11 has three other NEON field sites, including one additional terrestrial and two aquatic sites, located in Texas and Oklahoma.
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2025-09-18 10:09:53

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2015
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
NEON✔ (OAES)This site is a verified "NEON" member.
Photos
OAES Tower, Photo By: Allison Holdorf
OAES Tower, Photo By: Allison Holdorf
OAES landscape, photo by: Kaitlan Jones
OAES landscape, photo by: Kaitlan Jones
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 35.41059 Longitude: -99.05879

Elevation (average)
516.00msl
Elevation (min)
487.00msl
Elevation (max)
513.00msl
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Grasslands
Ecosystem Type
Grasslands
Air Temperature: Average Annual
15.50°C
Precipitation Annual
670.00mm
Geology
The soil parent materials at the OAES site are residuum and colluvium derived from the late Permian age Doxey Formation (shale), which is composed of reddish sandstone and siltstone. Siltstone is present at the OAES site.
Vegetation
The primary crop in the Rolling Red Plains area is wheat. Within the site, the shortgrass prairie is interspersed with pockets of shrubs and small stature oaks. Dominant grasses include buffalo grass (Bouteloua dactyloides) and purple three-awn (Arisda purpurea). Broom snakeweed (Guerrezia sarothrae) comprises the majority of the patchy shrub cover.
Soils
The major soils on the site are the Cordell and Obaro series. The Cordell soils form in residuum and occur on sideslopes of ridges and hills. Obaro soils occur on summits, crests, and shoulders of ridges and hills. Obaro soils form in colluvium and residuum.
Site Type
Non-stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Accessible All Year
Yes
Permanent Operation
No