BOREAS HYD-09: Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge Measurements

The Boreal Ecosystem Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) areas in Northern and Southern Saskatchewan, Canada, contain precipitation data from tipping bucket rain gauges. Measurements were recorded at 15-minute intervals from mid-April to mid-October across 1994, 1995, and 1996. This data supports analysis of rainfall patterns and amounts within the BOREAS study regions.

Use Cases

• Analyzing rainfall intensity and distribution based on 15-minute interval measurements.
• Validating hydrological and atmospheric models for the boreal forest region.
• Studying seasonal precipitation patterns from spring to fall across multiple years.

Strengths

• Provides multi-year coverage across three consecutive field seasons (1994-1996).
• Offers high-temporal-resolution data with 15-minute measurement intervals.
• Data collection is associated with a major NASA-led scientific study (BOREAS).

Limitations

• Column names and data structure are not specified in the available metadata.
• Conflicting last-updated dates exist between platforms (1995 vs. 2026).
• The dataset's license is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified'.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) BOREAS HYD-09 team.

Collection Method

Field measurements collected from tipping bucket rain gauges.

Time Range

1994-04 to 1996-10 (seasonal coverage each year).

Freshness

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Geography

BOREAS Northern Study Area (NSA) and Southern Study Area (SSA), Canada.