Boreal Forest Soil Nutrient and Methane Flux Profile Data

Soil profile measurements of various nutrients were collected at the SSA-Fen site in Prince Albert National Park, Canada, from May 23 to October 21, 1994. The BOREAS TE-01 team gathered this data to characterize soil-plant systems, with emphasis on nutrient biochemistry and relationships to methane fluxes. This dataset supports analysis of carbon stores and transfers in a boreal forest ecosystem.

Use Cases

• Correlating soil nutrient concentrations (e.g., organic carbon) with measured methane production/uptake.
• Analyzing the seasonality of methane fluxes using chamber measurement and flask sampling data.
• Characterizing the static soil environment (physical, chemical, biological) across major plant communities in a boreal forest transect.
• Studying nutrient biochemistry and carbon transfer stores within a fen ecosystem.

Strengths

• Data collection covers a defined seasonal period from May to October 1994.
• Measurements are tied to specific, documented methodologies including chamber techniques and flask sampling.
• Focus on a key boreal forest site (SSA-Fen) within a major research project (BOREAS).

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and dataset size are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date: one lists 2026-03-13, another lists 1994-10 21.

Provenance

Source

BOREAS TE-01 team, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Collection Method

Soil profile measurements using chamber techniques and flask sampling.

Time Range

1994-05-23 to 1994-10-21

Freshness

2026-03 13 07:17:39.437325

Geography

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