FIFE Site Averaged Flux Data From 1987-1989

ORNL_CLOUD provides the Site Averaged Flux Data: 1987 (Betts) Data Set from the 1987-1989 FIFE experiment. This dataset contains site-averaged product data collected by multiple principal investigators, structured in 30-minute time intervals for 1987 and covering the entire 1987-1989 period. The data is available in multiple file formats including HTML, PDF, PNG, BIN, ISO, ZIP, and TEXT.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal patterns of surface energy fluxes using the 30-minute interval time-series data.
• Modeling soil heat budget and land-surface energy partitioning for agricultural studies.
• Studying atmospheric radiation and heat flux dynamics during the FIFE field campaign.
• Validating regional climate or land surface models against observed site-averaged flux measurements.

Strengths

• Data originates from the multi-year FIFE experiment involving many principal investigators, suggesting a collaborative and methodical collection effort.
• Temporal resolution is specified as 30-minute intervals, providing detailed time-series information for 1987.

Limitations

• Specific column names and the total row count are unknown across all sources, limiting precise data assessment.
• Sources conflict on the 'last updated' date, with one listing 1989-08-16 and others listing 2026-03 12, creating uncertainty about metadata freshness.

Provenance

Source

ORNL_CLOUD

Collection Method

Site averaged product data collected by many principal investigators during the FIFE experiment.

Time Range

1987-1989

Freshness

2026-03-12 21:43:56.148052

Geography

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