BOREAS HYD-08: Gross Precipitation Measurements for SSA-OBS Site

BOREAS HYD-08 gross precipitation data captures daily rainfall not intercepted by tree canopies at the SSA-OBS Tower Flux site during July and August 1996. The measurements support research into point hydrological processes and spatial variation within a boreal forest ecosystem. This dataset is intended for characterizing processes like canopy interception, throughfall, drainage, and evaporation.

Use Cases

• Modeling canopy interception and throughfall based on daily gross precipitation measurements.
• Analyzing spatial variation of surface hydrological processes at a tower flux site.
• Characterizing moss interception and drainage dynamics during the boreal growing season.
• Calibrating evaporation and capacity models for forest floor hydrology.

Strengths

• Data is part of the large-scale, well-documented BOREAS project led by NASA.
• Provides daily temporal resolution for key hydrological processes during the 1996 growing season.

Limitations

• Column names and exact row counts are not provided in any source description.
• Conflicting 'last updated' metadata: one source states 1996, another states a future date in 2026.
• Data coverage is limited to a two-month period (July-August 1996) at a single site.

Provenance

Source

BOREAS HYD-08 team, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Field measurements of surface hydrological processes.

Time Range

July to August 1996

Freshness

Last updated dates conflict: 1996-08-11 and 2026-03 -13.

Geography

SSA-OBS Tower Flux site (likely within the BOREAS Southern Study Area)