BOREAS Leaf Carbon Isotope Data for Boreal Forest Species

Northern Study Area (NSA) and Southern Study Area (SSA) in the BOREAS project provide leaf carbon isotope measurements from 1993 and 1994. The dataset captures seasonal physiological information for 10 to 15 common tree species across six forest sites, including OJP, OBS, UBS, and OA. Data were collected by the BOREAS group TE-05 and are managed by ORNL_CLOUD.

Use Cases

• Analyzing seasonal trends in plant water-use efficiency via carbon isotope ratios.
• Comparing physiological responses across 10-15 common boreal tree species.
• Modeling carbon assimilation dynamics at six distinct forest site types (OJP, OBS, UBS, OA).
• Validating remote sensing or ecosystem models with ground-truth isotopic measurements.

Strengths

• Data covers two full growing seasons (1993 and 1994) for temporal analysis.
• Includes measurements from six distinct BOREAS sites, allowing spatial comparison.
• Focuses on 10 to 15 common species, providing a representative sample of the boreal forest.

Limitations

• Exact row count, column names, and file size are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date (1994-09 13 vs. 2026-03-13), indicating potential metadata inconsistency.
• Specific measurement methods and data structure within the files are not described.

Provenance

Source

BOREAS group TE-05, ORNL_CLOUD.

Collection Method

Field measurements of leaf carbon isotopes collected at forest sites.

Time Range

1993 to 1994

Freshness

2026-03-13 12:20:12.553755

Geography

BOREAS Northern Study Area (NSA) and Southern Study Area (SSA) sites: OJP, OBS, UBS, OA.