SAFARI 2000 Leaf-Level VOC Emissions from Botswana Vegetation

February 2001 measurements capture leaf-level biogenic volatile organic compound emissions from the dominant tree species Colophospermum mopane and other vegetation near Maun, Botswana. This dataset, collected as part of the SAFARI 2000 initiative, includes emission rates, physical leaf measurements, and controlled environmental parameters from a LI-COR leaf cuvette. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the listed organization for this data.

Use Cases

• Modeling regional biogenic VOC fluxes by analyzing emission rates from the dominant tree species Colophospermum mopane.
• Investigating environmental controls on plant emissions using recorded cuvette parameters like PAR, temperature, relative humidity, and CO2 concentration.
• Comparing VOC emission potential between different plant morphologies using data from tall and short C. mopane types.
• Calculating standardized leaf-level emission rates using provided physical measurements such as leaf area and dry biomass.
• Screening non-dominant vegetation species for high VOC emission potential as part of ecological surveys.

Strengths

• Data provides specific temporal and spatial context: measurements were made during the wet season campaign of February 2001 near Maun, Botswana.
• Includes controlled experimental data covering multiple factors: light dependency, water potential, and emission potential experiments.
• Contains both biological response data (VOC emission rates) and concurrent environmental driver data (PAR, temperature, humidity, CO2).

Limitations

• Critical metadata conflicts exist: the 'last updated' date differs significantly between Data.gov (2026) and NASA Earthdata (2001), creating uncertainty about data currency.
• Core structural details are unknown: row count, file size, and specific column names are not provided by any source.
• License is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' without explicit terms.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, collected as part of the SAFARI 2000 (Southern African Regional Science Initiative).

Collection Method

Measurements made using a LI-COR leaf cuvette on vegetation at adjacent sites.

Time Range

February 2001

Freshness

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Geography

Near Maun, Botswana.