BOREAS TE-21: Daily Surface Meteorology for Boreal Forests

1994 data provides daily meteorological measurements derived from half-hourly BOREAS TF and AMS mesonet observations in the Southern and Northern Study Areas (SSA and NSA). The dataset supports characterization and interpretation of meteorology in boreal forest regions. Columns likely contain atmospheric temperature, solar irradiance, water vapor, surface winds, precipitation, and thermal properties.

Use Cases

• Modeling boreal forest surface energy balance based on solar irradiance and thermal property measurements.
• Analyzing seasonal weather patterns in northern ecosystems using daily temperature and precipitation data.
• Studying atmosphere-forest interactions using humidity and wind speed observations.
• Validating regional climate models with ground-truth meteorological time series from specific study areas.

Strengths

• Data covers a full calendar year (01-Jan-1994 to 31-Dec-1994), enabling seasonal analysis.
• Derived from high-frequency (half-hourly) mesonet measurements, suggesting detailed source data.
• Cross-platform presence on Data.gov and NASA EarthData indicates established provenance and importance.

Limitations

• Column names and exact row counts are unspecified across all sources, limiting immediate usability.
• Conflicting 'last updated' metadata (1994 vs. 2026) creates uncertainty about data currency or maintenance.
• Sparse metadata on file sizes and specific data formats within archives (ZIP, GZ) complicates access.

Provenance

Source

BOREAS TE-21 team, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Derived from half-hourly BOREAS TF and AMS mesonet measurements.

Time Range

1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31

Freshness

2026-03-13 07:58:26.579492 (from Data.gov, though this may reflect metadata update, not data update)

Geography

BOREAS Southern Study Area (SSA) and Northern Study Area (NSA)