Oak Ridge NEON - United States of America

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Site Name
Oak Ridge NEON
Short name
ORNL
Country
United States of America
Site Manager
Site Description
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a terrestrial NEON field site located in the Cumberland Plateau within Anderson and Roane Counties, TN. The 57.4 km2 (14,000 acre) field site is managed by a combination of the Department of Energy (DOE) and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). The DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is famous for its involvement in creating atomic bombs associated with the Manhattan Project. The surrounding region includes the world’s longest expanse of hardwood-forested plateau and is home to some of North America’s greatest diversity of fish, mollusk, and wildflower species. ORNL is part of NEON Domain 07 - Appalachians & Cumberland Plateau, which includes eastern Tennessee, most of Kentucky, southern Ohio, and parts of North Carolina, Georgia, Indiana, and Illinois. D07 includes four other NEON field sites, including two additional terrestrial sites and two aquatic sites. ORNL is colocated with the WALK aquatic field site.
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2025-09-18 12:09:06

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2014
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
GERIThis site is a verified "GERI" member.
NEON (ORNL)This site is a verified "NEON" member.
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ORNL landscape
ORNL landscape
Geographic
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Latitude: 35.96412 Longitude: -84.2826

Size
ca. 100.00ha
Elevation (average)
334.00msl
Elevation (min)
230.00msl
Elevation (max)
356.00msl
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