BOREAS 1994 Soil Respiration and Temperature Data

Canadian boreal forest soil data from the 1994 BOREAS campaign at the SSA-OA tower site. The dataset contains measurements of soil respiration, temperature, moisture, and gravimetric properties collected by the TF-01 team. It is managed by the ORNL_CLOUD organization.

Use Cases

• Analyzing soil respiration rates to estimate carbon flux from boreal forest soils.
• Correlating soil temperature and moisture measurements with seasonal gas exchange.
• Modeling soil physical properties using gravimetric and bulk density data.
• Studying soil profile characteristics and horizons at a specific tower flux site.

Strengths

• Data originates from a major, well-documented international field campaign (BOREAS).
• Contains multiple concurrent soil measurements (respiration, temperature, moisture, gravimetric).
• Cross-platform presence on NASA EarthData and Data.gov indicates established curation.

Limitations

• Exact row count, file size, and complete column list are unknown.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates: one source shows 1994-11-26, others show 2026-03-13.
• Data is from a single site (SSA-OA) and year (1994), limiting spatial and temporal generalization.

Provenance

Source

BOREAS TF-01 team, ORNL_CLOUD.

Collection Method

Field measurements collected in support of characterizing soil information at the SSA-OA tower site.

Time Range

1994

Freshness

2026-03-13 07:59:36.393673

Geography

SSA-OA tower site, BOREAS study area, Canadian boreal forest.