BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A: Surface Meteorology and Radiation in Boreal Forest

SRC collected surface meteorological and radiation data from December 1993 to December 1996 across a 1000 km by 1000 km area of northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The dataset includes Suite A measurements from ten sites and Suite B diffuse solar and longwave measurements from five of those sites. It provides a multi-year record designed for researchers studying near-surface energy balance in the boreal forest.

Use Cases

• Modeling surface energy balance based on net radiation and meteorological measurements.
• Analyzing spatial variability of climate parameters across a large boreal region.
• Validating remote sensing products using ground-based solar radiation and temperature data.
• Studying seasonal and interannual trends in precipitation, snow depth, and soil temperature.

Strengths

• Covers a large spatial area of roughly 1,000,000 sq km.
• Provides a continuous three-year temporal record from 1993 to 1996.
• Includes measurements from a network of ten ground stations for core meteorological data.

Limitations

• Column names and exact data structure are not specified in the provided metadata.
• Conflicting last-updated dates exist between sources (1994 vs. 2026), suggesting potential metadata management issues.
• Row counts and file sizes are unknown, limiting assessment of dataset scale.

Provenance

Source

Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), collected for the BOREAS project.

Collection Method

Ground-based measurements from a network of surface stations.

Time Range

1993-12 to 1996-12

Freshness

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Geography

Northern Manitoba and northern Saskatchewan, Canada (approx. 1000 km x 1000 km area).