Site Averaged Flux Data: 1987 (Betts)

FIFE experiment data provides a site-averaged time series of 30-minute average atmospheric and soil variables. The dataset covers the period from May 27, 1987, to October 16, 1987. It was collected by multiple principal investigators during the broader 1987-1989 FIFE campaign.

Use Cases

• Modeling land surface energy budgets based on site-averaged flux variables.
• Analyzing diurnal and seasonal trends in soil heat flux and atmospheric radiation.
• Validating remote sensing products for surface energy balance using ground-truth data.
• Studying surface-atmosphere exchange processes within the FIFE experimental region.

Strengths

• Provides high-temporal-resolution data with 30-minute averages.
• Covers a continuous time range of nearly five months during the 1987 growing season.
• Represents a multi-investigator effort from the well-documented FIFE experiment.

Limitations

• Specific column names and data structure are not provided in any source description.
• Conflicting metadata exists: one platform lists a last update in 2026, while another lists 1987.
• Row counts, file sizes, and detailed variable lists are unknown.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by many principal investigators during the FIFE experiment.

Time Range

1987-05-27 to 1987-10-16

Freshness

2026-04-09 22:03:45.088439

Geography

FIFE experimental region (likely Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA)