BOREAS Flux Tower Hourly Meteorological Data 1994-1996

Hourly meteorological forcing data was produced from in situ observations at four flux tower sites in the BOREAS study areas. The dataset covers a continuous period from January 1994 to December 1996, providing variables like air pressure, temperature, wind, precipitation, and radiation. It was created by ORNL_CLOUD to support atmospheric and ecosystem modeling.

Use Cases

• Validating and forcing land surface models using measured air temperature, dew point, and wind speed.
• Analyzing diurnal and seasonal cycles of incoming solar and longwave radiation.
• Studying precipitation patterns and their interaction with surface conditions in boreal regions.
• Correlating surface air pressure and wind direction with larger-scale atmospheric dynamics.
• Providing ground-truth meteorological data for remote sensing studies of the BOREAS sites.

Strengths

• Data provides a continuous three-year time series from 1994 to 1996 with a one-hour temporal resolution.
• Observations are derived from in situ flux towers, offering direct measurements above the canopy at four distinct sites.

Limitations

• The exact row count, file size, and complete column list are not provided by any source.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates exist between platforms (1996-12-01 and 2026-03 13), suggesting potential metadata inconsistency.

Provenance

Source

ORNL_CLOUD

Collection Method

Point data from in situ observations at four flux tower sites (OA, OBS in SSA; Fen, OBS in NSA) were combined to produce continuous forcing datasets.

Time Range

1994-01-01 to 1996-12-01

Freshness

2026-03-13 12:39:33.032973

Geography

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