Approximately 6,700 point, polygon, and line locations were compiled to plan the 2017 Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) Airborne Campaign flight paths. This directory, from ORNL_CLOUD, lists site names, coordinates, principal investigators, and data types to help investigators understand flight line choices and identify ground locations. The dataset was last updated in April 2017.
Use Cases
- Link airborne sensor data to ground truth by matching flight paths to specific site coordinates and names.
- Identify principal investigators and their contact emails for specific field sites to facilitate data collaboration.
- Search for available underlying data at each location using the provided long-term archive links and data type descriptors.
- Analyze the spatial distribution and types (point, polygon, line) of ~6,700 sites to understand campaign sampling strategy.
Strengths
- Contains ~6,700 distinct field site records.
- Includes multiple site geometry types: points, polygons, and lines.
- Provides specific descriptors like principal investigator emails and data types per site.
Limitations
- Dataset is static from 2017 and may not reflect later campaigns or site changes.
- No row count or sample size metrics are provided for verification.
- Geographic coverage is limited to the Arctic and boreal regions of the ABoVE campaign.
Provenance
- Source
- ORNL_CLOUD via NASA Earthdata.
- Collection Method
- Compiled for planning the 2017 ABoVE Airborne Campaign flight paths.
- Time Range
- Associated with 2017 campaign planning.
- Freshness
- Last updated in April 2017; static compilation.
- Geography
- Arctic and boreal regions covered by the ABoVE campaign.