Costa Rica rain forest wired for data

Costa Rica rain forest wired for data
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Another example of data monitoring is this Costa Rican rain forest, where researchers have rigged an entire wireless network. Sensors at different elevations in the canopy are studying the fluctuating levels of carbon in the understory and the atmosphere.

April 21, 2010 4:00 AM PDT

Photo by: National Instruments

| Caption by: Martin LaMonica

 

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