Soil temperatures at the surface and at depths of 5cm, 10cm, and 15cm were detected during the 5th Arctic expedition at Yellow River Station. The data was collected by SCIOPS and last updated on August 14, 2008.
Use Cases
- Model soil heat transfer based on temperature measurements at multiple depths.
- Analyze diurnal or seasonal soil temperature variations based on time-series data.
- Correlate surface temperature with subsurface temperatures for environmental monitoring.
- Validate climate models using in-situ Arctic soil temperature observations.
Strengths
- Data includes measurements at four distinct depths (surface, 5cm, 10cm, 15cm).
- Temporal coverage is anchored to a specific expedition event in 2008.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 2008-08-14 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS
- Time Range
- 2008
- Geography
- Yellow River Station, Arctic