BOREAS Dissolved Organic Carbon Data from 1994 NSA Campaign

The BOREAS TGB-03 team collected Dissolved Organic Carbon data during the summer of 1994 in the Northern Study Area. This NASA-led project aimed to establish major sources, sinks, and fluxes of DOC in the boreal ecosystem. Data from environmental samples were intended for combination with hydrologic measurements to calculate carbon budgets.

Use Cases

• Calculating dissolved organic carbon fluxes by combining concentration data with hydrologic measurements like precipitation and stream flow.
• Modeling sources and sinks of carbon within a boreal forest watershed.
• Establishing baseline DOC concentrations from major environmental samples (e.g., soil water, streams) for the 1994 season.
• Supporting the Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study's investigation of carbon exchange.

Strengths

• Data originates from a focused, large-scale NASA field campaign (BOREAS).
• Collection was purpose-driven to establish carbon sources, sinks, and fluxes within a defined study area.
• Temporal coverage is specific to the summer season of 1994.

Limitations

• Critical metadata conflicts exist: the 'last updated' date is listed as both 1994-09-14 and 2026-03-13.
• No column names, row counts, or specific sample sizes are provided by any source.
• The exact license is ambiguous, only specified as 'other-license-specified'.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), BOREAS TGB-03 team.

Collection Method

Field collection of samples representing major environmental sources and sinks, with subsequent laboratory analysis for DOC concentration.

Time Range

Summer 1994

Freshness

Data collection concluded in 1994, though metadata records show a conflicting administrative update in 2026.

Geography

BOREAS Northern Study Area (NSA)