BOREAS Soil CO2 and CH4 Profiles with Isotope and Chemistry Data

NASA's BOREAS TF-04 team collected soil profile measurements for carbon dioxide and methane concentrations across forest stands of different ages in the Southern Study Area. The dataset spans from August 1993 to March 1995 and includes particle size, carbon content, precipitation, soil temperature, moisture, and carbon/oxygen isotope analysis. This multi-year, multi-parameter study provides a detailed snapshot of soil gas dynamics in a boreal ecosystem.

Use Cases

• Modeling soil carbon storage and greenhouse gas fluxes using CO2 and CH4 concentration profiles across different soil depths.
• Analyzing the relationship between forest stand age (mature, 20-year, 8-year, clear-cut) and soil gas chemistry, including isotope signatures.
• Correlating soil temperature and moisture measurements with seasonal variations in soil CO2 concentrations.
• Studying the chemical properties of unsaturated deposits through particle size and carbon content data alongside soil water chemistry.

Strengths

• Data collection covers a 20-month time range from August 1993 to March 1995, capturing seasonal variations.
• Measurements include specific depth profiles (up to 6 meters) across four distinct forest stand types, allowing for comparative analysis.
• Dataset incorporates multiple related parameters like isotopes, soil chemistry, and physical properties beyond just gas concentrations.

Limitations

• Critical metadata such as row count, file size, and specific column names are unavailable from all listed sources.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates exist between platforms (1995 vs. 2026), creating uncertainty about data currency or metadata revisions.
• The license is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' without explicit terms.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), BOREAS TF-04 team.

Collection Method

Field measurements of soil profiles for gas concentrations, temperature, moisture, and laboratory analysis for chemistry and isotopes.

Time Range

August 1993 to March 1995

Freshness

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Geography

Southern Study Area of the Boreal Ecosystem Atmosphere Study (BOREAS).