While on a tour of the American West that included visits to the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) in Boulder, CO, and the USA-National Phenology Network (USA-NPN) in Tucson, AZ, 김동학 (Kim Dong-hak) and 김상준 (Kim Sang-jun), from the Korea National Arboretum in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, spent a day in Flagstaff to learn more about the PhenoCam Network. Dong-hak runs the Korean National Phenology Network, and is responsible for the K-NPN’s citizen science and phenological forecasting efforts.
Dong-hak and Sang-jun joined Oscar and Andrew on an outing to Oscar’s “Blue Chute” field site, followed by a hike into the Red Mountain cinder cone and then lunch (one XL pepperoni, red onion, and green chile pizza, a new favorite) at the downtown Fratelli Pizza. After a quick tour of the Richardson-Carbone lab space, Dong-hak and Andrew talked about PhenoCam’s evolution and growth, open science philosophy, and cyberinfrastructure.
Thank you Dong-hak and Sang-jun for your visit—we hope that it leads to many productive collaborations down the road.
Dong-hak and Sang-jun were pleased to learn that in the US, elevation is measured in feet not meters!
Inside the Red Mountain cinder cone—one of the best short hikes in the Flagstaff area.