BOREAS AFM-06 Surface Meteorological Data from SSA-OJP Tower Site

NOAA/ETL researchers collected surface meteorological data for the BOREAS project near the SSA-OJP tower site in 1994. The dataset captures atmospheric conditions over a four-month period from May 21 to September 20. It is managed by ORNL_CLOUD and is available on multiple government data platforms.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal patterns of surface temperature and humidity indicators.
• Correlating precipitation amounts with other boreal ecosystem variables.
• Studying wind speed and direction patterns at the forest surface.
• Validating regional climate models for the 1994 boreal forest summer season.

Strengths

• Data collection covers a continuous 4-month summer period from May 21 to September 20, 1994.
• Dataset is hosted on multiple authoritative platforms (NASA Earthdata and Data.gov), indicating vetting and importance.

Limitations

• Critical metadata is missing: row count, file size, and specific column names are not provided.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date, listing both 1994-09-20 and 2026-03 13.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Environment Technology Laboratory (NOAA/ETL), BOREAS AFM-06 team.

Collection Method

Surface meteorological data collected near the SSA-OJP tower site.

Time Range

1994-05-21 to 1994-09-20

Freshness

2026-03-13 07:33:30.077997

Geography

SSA-OJP tower site (likely in the Boreal Ecosystem Atmosphere Study region).