Site Averaged AMS Data: 1987 Meteorological Measurements

Site Averaged AMS Data: 1987 (Betts) contains the site-averaged product from Portable Automatic Meteorological Stations deployed during the 1987-1989 FIFE experiment. Data are provided in 30-minute intervals for the year 1987. The dataset likely contains measurements of atmospheric pressure, solar radiation, longwave radiation, reflectance, surface temperature, surface winds, precipitation rate, and soil temperature.

Use Cases

• Analyzing diurnal cycles of surface energy fluxes based on solar and longwave radiation measurements.
• Modeling soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfer processes using concurrent soil temperature and atmospheric data.
• Studying surface wind patterns and their relationship to other meteorological variables in a grassland ecosystem.
• Calibrating or validating remote sensing products with ground-based atmospheric and soil measurements.
• Investigating precipitation events and their impact on near-surface atmospheric conditions.

Strengths

• Provides high-temporal-resolution data with 30-minute intervals for detailed process studies.
• Covers a multi-year field campaign (FIFE), suggesting a foundation for seasonal or inter-annual analysis.
• Includes a wide range of concurrent atmospheric and soil measurements, as suggested by the detailed tag list.

Limitations

• Column names and precise data structure are not specified in the provided metadata.
• There is a conflict in the 'last updated' metadata between platforms (1987 vs. 2026), casting doubt on data currency.
• The dataset's spatial coverage (specific sites) and exact row count are unknown.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Acquired via Portable Automatic Meteorological Station (AMS) units during the FIFE experiment.

Time Range

1987, with the experiment spanning 1987-1989.

Freshness

2026-04-09 22:16:55.774142 (from datagov), though this conflicts with a 1987 date from another source.

Geography

FIFE experiment site (likely a specific grassland region), though not explicitly named.