BOREAS AFM-06: Atmospheric Temperature Profiles from RASS

NOAA/ETL's BOREAS AFM-06 team collected this dataset using a 915 MHz wind/Radio Acoustic Sounding System (RASS) profiler. It provides vertical temperature profiles at 15 heights, including virtual temperature, vertical velocity, speed of sound, and w-bar variables. Measurements were taken in the Southern Study Area near the Old Jack Pine tower from May 21 to September 20, 1994.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical temperature structure in a boreal forest based on virtual temperature profiles.
• Studying atmospheric stability and turbulence using vertical velocity and w-bar data.
• Validating or calibrating remote sensing instruments with in-situ speed of sound measurements.
• Investigating diurnal and seasonal atmospheric changes during the BOREAS field campaign.

Strengths

• Provides detailed vertical resolution with profiles at 15 distinct heights.
• Contains multiple derived atmospheric variables, including virtual temperature and vertical velocity.
• Data collection is tied to a specific, well-documented field campaign (BOREAS) and location (SSA OJP tower).

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, file size, and specific column names are unavailable across all sources.
• Conflicting license information exists, with one platform specifying 'other-license-specified' and another showing 'None'.
• The dataset's temporal coverage is limited to a single season in 1994.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Environment Technology Laboratory (NOAA/ETL)

Collection Method

Collected via a 915 MHz wind/Radio Acoustic Sounding System (RASS) profiler.

Time Range

1994-05-21 to 1994-09-20

Freshness

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Geography

Southern Study Area (SSA) near the Old Jack Pine (OJP) tower in a boreal ecosystem.