NGEE Tropics observation platform (IMAGE) DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Caption An observation tower overlooks a Panamanian rainforest where scientists from ORNL and other partners are working on the DOE Next Generation Ecosystem Experiments Tropics project, gathering ground measurements that are used to analyze tropical forest carbon cycling. Credit Jeffrey Warren/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Usage Restrictions use photo credit License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.