BOREAS TE-10 data describes the spectral optical properties of boreal forest conifer and broadleaf tree leaves. Measurements of reflectance and transmittance were collected using a Spectron Engineering SE590 spectroradiometer during the growing seasons of 1994 and 1996. The data were collected by E. Middleton at several sites in the BOREAS study area.
Use Cases
- Calibrating or validating remote sensing vegetation indices based on leaf reflectance and transmittance data.
- Modeling radiative transfer within boreal forest canopies using measured leaf optical properties.
- Studying the relationship between leaf optical properties and biochemical traits like chlorophyll content.
- Analyzing seasonal or species-specific variations in leaf reflectance for boreal vegetation.
Strengths
- Data includes both reflectance and transmittance measurements for a key biome.
- Measurements were taken during two distinct growing seasons (1994 and 1996).
- Covers multiple boreal forest sites (SSA OBS, OJP, YJP, OA, OA-AUX, YA-AUX, YA).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- E. Middleton
- Collection Method
- Field measurements collected with a Spectron Engineering SE590 spectroradiometer.
- Time Range
- Growing seasons of 1994 and 1996
- Geography
- BOREAS study sites: SSA OBS, OJP, YJP, OA, OA-AUX, YA-AUX, and YA (boreal forest regions).