BOREAS Forest Trace Gas and Ozone Concentration Data

Peroxide and ozone concentration data were collected to study biogenic hydrocarbon emissions in boreal forest carbon cycles. The dataset includes measurements for hydrogen peroxide, total organic peroxides, ozone, and their deposition velocities. NASA's BOREAS TGB-10 team gathered this data at the SSA Old Jack Pine site during the 1994 growing season.

Use Cases

• Analyzing seasonal trends in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and ozone concentrations.
• Studying the relationship between organic peroxides (ROOH) and biogenic hydrocarbon emissions.
• Calculating deposition velocities for peroxides to understand surface-atmosphere exchange.
• Modeling the role of oxidants in boreal forest carbon cycling processes.

Strengths

• Data collection covers a specific growing season from May to September 1994, providing a seasonal snapshot.
• Measurements include multiple related chemical species (H2O2, ROOH, O3) and their deposition velocities.
• Dataset is part of the larger, well-documented BOREAS project led by NASA.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, file size, and specific column names are unavailable from all sources.
• There is a conflict in the 'last updated' date between platforms (1994 vs. 2026), suggesting potential metadata errors.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), BOREAS TGB-10 team.

Collection Method

Field measurements obtained at the SSA Old Jack Pine site.

Time Range

May to September 1994

Freshness

1994-09-09 23:59:59.999000

Geography

SSA Old Jack Pine site, part of the Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) region.