BOREAS Follow-On: NSA Meteorological Data from Two Tower Sites

Near-surface meteorological data was collected and averaged over 15-minute intervals from two sites in the Northern Study Area (NSA) of the BOREAS Follow-on project. Measurements likely include atmospheric pressure, solar radiation, air temperature, humidity, wind, precipitation, snow depth, and soil temperature. This dataset supports extended research on boreal forest climate and surface-atmosphere interactions from 1996 to 1998.

Use Cases

• Modeling surface energy fluxes based on net radiation and soil temperature measurements.
• Analyzing precipitation patterns and snowpack evolution using precipitation amount and snow depth data.
• Studying diurnal and seasonal cycles of near-surface climate using 15-minute averaged air temperature and humidity.
• Validating remote sensing products for boreal forests using ground-truth solar radiation and surface temperature data.
• Investigating wind patterns and their influence on forest-atmosphere exchange using surface wind observations.

Strengths

• Data collection was part of a major, extended follow-on campaign (BOREAS Follow-on), indicating scientific rigor.
• Provides high-temporal-resolution (15-minute) averages from two distinct tower sites for comparative analysis.
• Platform tags suggest a wide range of measured variables, including radiation, temperature, humidity, wind, precipitation, and snow.

Limitations

• Column names and exact data structure are not provided in the available metadata, complicating direct use.
• Conflicting last updated dates exist (1999 vs. 2026), creating uncertainty about data currency and maintenance.
• Row counts and dataset size are listed as unknown or 'None', obscuring the dataset's scale.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected from instrumented towers at the Thompson airport (YTH) SRC tower and the Old Black Spruce (OBS) tower site.

Time Range

1996-1998

Freshness

2026-03-13 12:40:28.315892

Geography

Northern Study Area (NSA), boreal forest region, Canada.