BOREAS Forest Starch and Oxidant Measurements from 1994

Southern Study Area of the BOREAS region contains data on foliar starch concentrations from mature Jack Pine and Black Spruce sites, collected by the TGB-08 team from May to September 1994. A related oxidant dataset from the TGB-10 team includes peroxide and ozone measurements at the Old Jack Pine site during the same summer. These datasets originate from NASA's BOREAS program investigating biogenic hydrocarbon emissions and carbon cycles.

Use Cases

• Analyzing seasonal starch concentration changes in Jack Pine and Black Spruce foliage from May to September.
• Investigating controls over non-methane hydrocarbon (NMHC) fluxes from boreal tree species.
• Correlating peroxide (H2O2) and ozone concentrations with forest carbon cycle processes.
• Comparing biosphere/atmosphere exchange dynamics between mature jack pine forests and black spruce/sphagnum bog habitats.

Strengths

• Data provides specific temporal coverage from 24-May-1994 to 19-Sep-1994.
• Measurements are from focal sites (SSA-OJP and SSA-OBS) established for the BOREAS program.
• Includes detailed site descriptions, such as tree ages (80-155 years) and heights (10-15m).

Limitations

• Column names, row counts, and dataset sizes are not provided by any source.
• Conflicting license information: one source specifies 'other-license-specified', another lists 'None'.
• The oxidant dataset's exact temporal overlap with the starch dataset is not fully detailed.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) BOREAS program teams TGB-08 and TGB-10.

Collection Method

Field measurements of starch concentrations in foliar samples and atmospheric oxidant concentrations.

Time Range

1994-05 to 1994-09

Freshness

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Geography

Southern Study Area (SSA) of the BOREAS region, specifically the Old Jack Pine (OJP) and Old Black Spruce (OBS) tower-flux locations.