BOREAS Peatland Water Table and Temperature Measurements 1994-1996

Northern Study Area (NSA) Tower Fen site in Canada contains continuous and manual measurements of water level, air temperature, and soil temperature from four subsites. Data was collected by NASA's BOREAS TGB-01 and TGB-03 teams to analyze thermal and hydrological gradients across plant communities. Measurements cover two growing seasons from May to September 1994 and May to October 1996.

Use Cases

• Modeling hydrological drivers of methane and carbon dioxide fluxes in boreal fens using water level data.
• Analyzing the relationship between soil thermal gradients and plant community distribution.
• Calibrating remote sensing or land surface models with in-situ peat temperature and air temperature measurements.
• Studying seasonal dynamics of water table and temperature in a northern peatland complex.

Strengths

• Provides multi-year coverage across two distinct growing seasons (1994, 1996).
• Includes measurements from four distinct subsites, allowing for spatial gradient analysis.
• Combines continuous automated and manual measurement methods for key variables.

Limitations

• Exact row count, file size, and specific column names are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the last update date: datagov lists 2026-03 13, while nasa_earthdata lists 1996-10-23.
• Data availability and specific file formats (ZIP, TEXT, etc.) are not clearly described.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) BOREAS project teams TGB-01 and TGB-03.

Collection Method

Field measurements collected continuously and manually at four subsites within the NSA Tower Fen complex.

Time Range

May 1994 to October 1996

Freshness

2026-03-13 07:56:40.164477

Geography

Northern Study Area (NSA) Tower Fen site, boreal region, Canada.