BOREAS Southern Study Area Meteorological Data for 1994

Meteorological data were collected in the BOREAS Southern Study Area during 1994 to support analysis of sapflow, gas exchange, and lichen photosynthesis in boreal vegetation. The dataset was gathered by the NASA BOREAS Terrestrial Ecology team. It contains surface-level atmospheric and soil measurements for a single year.

Use Cases

• Analyzing relationships between solar irradiance or photosynthetically active radiation and plant gas exchange.
• Correlating surface air temperature, humidity, and soil temperature with sapflow dynamics.
• Studying the impact of precipitation, net radiation, and wind on lichen photosynthesis rates.
• Modeling microclimatic conditions within a boreal forest ecosystem for a specific year.

Strengths

• Data collection is tied to a specific, well-documented large-scale study (BOREAS).
• Covers multiple meteorological variables relevant to plant physiology, including photosynthetically active radiation.
• Provides a complete annual record for the 1994 study period.

Limitations

• Core metadata conflicts: 'last updated' date is reported as both 1994-12-31 and 2026-03-13.
• No row count, file size, or explicit column names are provided across sources.
• License is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' without details.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) BOREAS Terrestrial Ecology (TE)-11 team.

Collection Method

Collected in support of efforts to characterize sapflow, gas exchange, and lichen photosynthesis.

Time Range

1994

Freshness

1994-12-31 23:59:59.999000

Geography

BOREAS Southern Study Area (SSA).