BOREAS CO2 and CH4 Flux Measurements from Boreal Forest Site

June 9 to September 4, 1994, this dataset contains measured carbon dioxide and methane flux values from the SSA-OBS site in Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was collected by the BOREAS TE-01 team to characterize soil-plant systems and relate soil properties to methane fluxes. The data provides a seasonal snapshot of greenhouse gas production and uptake in a key boreal forest ecosystem.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the relationship between soil physical/chemical measurements and methane flux rates.
• Modeling seasonal patterns of carbon dioxide and methane exchange in a boreal forest ecosystem.
• Studying nutrient biochemistry and organic carbon transfers within soil-plant systems.
• Characterizing methane production and uptake using chamber and flask sampling techniques.

Strengths

• Data provides a focused seasonal time series from June to September 1994.
• Measurements target a specific, well-described transect covering major plant communities and soils.
• Collection employed chamber and flask sampling methods for direct flux measurement.

Limitations

• Exact row count, column names, and dataset size are unknown across all sources.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date (1994-09 04 vs. 2026-03-13), suggesting potential metadata inconsistency.

Provenance

Source

BOREAS TE-01 team, organization listed as ORNL_CLOUD.

Collection Method

Chamber techniques and flask sampling for methane and carbon dioxide flux measurements, coupled with soil physical, chemical, and biological measurements.

Time Range

1994-06-09 to 1994-09-04

Freshness

2026-03-13 07:18:43.459904

Geography

Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada (BOREAS SSA-OBS site).