Alaskan Fire Aerosol and Soil Isotopic Composition from CARVE 2013

Measurements detail the isotopic composition of black carbon and organic carbon aerosols from two interior Alaska sites during summer 2013. This dataset was produced by NASA's Carbon in Arctic Reservoirs Vulnerability Experiment (CARVE) to link fire aerosols to soil composition. The data was used to estimate the average depth of burn from Alaskan wildfires that season.

Use Cases

• Estimating average depth of soil burn from wildfires using linked aerosol and soil measurements.
• Analyzing the delta14C isotopic signature of fire-derived aerosols to trace carbon sources.
• Studying the relationship between soil elemental composition and atmospheric aerosol composition in boreal forests.
• Modeling carbon reservoir vulnerability and emissions from Arctic wildfires.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a specific NASA field campaign (CARVE), providing experimental context.
• Includes measurements from two distinct geographic locations in interior Alaska for spatial comparison.
• Links atmospheric aerosol data with complementary soil composition data for integrated analysis.

Limitations

• Core metadata such as row count, column names, and file size are unavailable from all sources.
• Conflicting last updated dates exist between platforms (2013-08-10 vs. 2026-03 13).
• The specific license is listed only as 'other-license-specified', requiring further investigation.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Field measurements collected as part of the Carbon in Arctic Reservoirs Vulnerability Experiment (CARVE).

Time Range

Summer 2013

Freshness

2026-03-13 09:22:06.684883

Geography

Two locations in interior Alaska