Biosphere 2 complex

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:research_institute
gptkbp:architect Peter Pearce
gptkbp:area 3.14 acres
gptkbp:built 1987-1991
gptkbp:contains human habitat
technosphere
savanna biome
rainforest biome
desert biome
marsh biome
ocean biome
agricultural biome
gptkbp:enclosed_area 1.27 hectares
gptkbp:enclosed_volume 7,200,000 cubic feet
gptkbp:featuredIn books
documentaries
news articles
gptkbp:features largest closed ecological system ever created
air-tight structure
carbon dioxide cycling studies
energy exchange studies
self-contained biomes
gptkbp:first_mission_duration 2 years
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Ed_Bass
gptkbp:hasGuidedTours yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Biosphere 2 complex
gptkbp:latitude 32.5722° N
gptkbp:location gptkb:Oracle,_Arizona,_United_States
gptkbp:longitude 110.8367° W
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:University_of_Arizona
gptkbp:material steel and glass
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Biosphere_1_(Earth)
gptkbp:notableMission 1991-1993 closed system mission
1994 closed system mission
gptkbp:number_of_people_in_first_mission 8
gptkbp:opened 1991
gptkbp:owner gptkb:University_of_Arizona
gptkbp:previousOwner gptkb:Columbia_University
Biosphere 2 Center, Inc.
gptkbp:purpose ecological research
closed ecological system experiment
gptkbp:second_mission_duration 6 months
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite no
gptkbp:usedFor education
public outreach
climate change research
ecological engineering
gptkbp:website https://biosphere2.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Greenhouse_Two
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7