---
title: "Forest ridges | Nexus Observatory"
description: "Fire cameras on the ridges, a flux tower in the stand and a weather station on the fire road. Forest ridges. Nexus Observatory designs…"
url: https://observatory.global/environments/forest-ridges/
publisher: Nexus Observatory Inc.
updated: 2026-10-29
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Forest ridges. Fire cameras on the ridges, a flux tower in the stand and a weather station on the fire road.

Fire cameras on the ridges, a flux tower in the stand and a weather station on the fire road.

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Field environments

# Forest ridges

Fire cameras on the ridges, a flux tower in the stand and a weather station on the fire road.

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[Forest ridges](https://observatory.global/environments/forest-ridges/)

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## Tour transcript

1. Fire cameras on the ridges, a flux tower in the stand and a weather station on the fire road.
2. A pan-tilt camera scans the ridges for smoke.
3. Carbon, water and energy exchange of the stand.

## In this scene

**Fire-detection camera**: A pan-tilt camera scans the ridges for smoke. (NFPA 1225)
**Eddy-covariance flux tower**: Carbon, water and energy exchange of the stand. (ICOS ecosystem protocol)

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