BOREAS TF-03: Tower Flux and Meteorological Data from Boreal Forest

BOREAS TF-03 data contains tower flux, surface meteorological, and soil temperature measurements collected at the NSA-OBS site. The dataset provides continuous observations from March 1994 through October 1996. It supports research on carbon, water, and energy exchanges in the boreal forest ecosystem.

Use Cases

• Modeling boreal forest carbon sequestration based on tower flux data.
• Analyzing surface energy balance using net radiation and heat flux measurements.
• Studying soil-vegetation-atmosphere interactions through concurrent soil temperature and meteorological data.
• Validating remote sensing products for atmospheric water vapor using in-situ water vapor indicators.

Strengths

• Provides a continuous 31-month time series from March 1994 to October 1996.
• Contains multi-faceted measurements including flux, meteorology, and soil data for integrated analysis.

Limitations

• Column names and exact data structure are unspecified across all sources.
• Conflicting 'last updated' metadata: one source shows 2026, another shows 1996.
• Row counts and file sizes are not documented.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the BOREAS TF-03 team via tower instruments.

Time Range

March 1994 - October 1996

Freshness

1996-10-31 23:59:59.999000

Geography

BOREAS NSA-OBS site (Northern Study Area, Old Black Spruce)