BOREAS 1994 Boreal Forest Soil and Air Temperature Measurements

137 days of air and multi-depth soil temperature measurements were collected in the Northern Study Area (NSA) from May 25 to October 8, 1994. The BOREAS TE-06 team gathered this data to examine the influence of vegetation and climate on carbon fluxes in boreal forest species. Direct measurements were taken using Chromel-Constantan thermocouples connected to a Campbell Scientific 21X data logger.

Use Cases

• Modeling soil thermal regimes and their impact on boreal forest carbon sequestration.
• Analyzing the relationship between air temperature and subsurface soil temperatures at multiple depths.
• Studying seasonal temperature dynamics (spring to fall) in a northern forest ecosystem.
• Validating microclimate models for vegetation-climate interaction studies.
• Providing ground-truth temperature data for remote sensing calibration in boreal regions.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 137-day growing season (May 25 to October 8, 1994) for temporal analysis.
• Measurements include soil temperature at several depths, enabling vertical profile analysis.
• Data was collected using direct, instrumented measurements (Chromel-Constantan thermocouples and a Campbell Scientific logger).
• Dataset is part of the larger BOREAS project, signaling scientific importance and cross-platform availability.

Limitations

• Exact row count, file size, and specific column names are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the 'last updated' date: Data.gov lists 2026-03 13, while NASA Earthdata lists the collection end date of 1994-10-08.

Provenance

Source

BOREAS TE-06 team, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Direct measurements using Chromel-Constantan thermocouple wires run by a Campbell Scientific 21X miniprogrammable data logger.

Time Range

1994-05-25 to 1994-10-08

Freshness

2026-03-13 12:18:09.475682

Geography

BOREAS Northern Study Area (NSA)