Soil Temperature measurements were taken at each NIMS grid plot throughout the 2011 summer in Barrow, Alaska. The SEL lab's Taylor Temperature Probe was used to take measurements at about a 10 cm depth between the matted trail and each white board at every meter. The dataset was last updated on August 9, 2011.
Use Cases
- Model Arctic soil thermal regimes based on summer temperature measurements.
- Analyze spatial temperature variation across a grid plot based on meter-level sampling.
- Validate remote sensing or climate model outputs based on ground-level soil temperature data.
- Study seasonal soil temperature trends in a high-latitude environment based on summer 2011 data.
Strengths
- Measurements were taken at a consistent 10 cm depth, ensuring methodological uniformity.
- Data covers the entire summer of 2011, providing seasonal coverage.
- Spatial sampling was conducted at every meter across a grid plot, suggesting detailed spatial resolution.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2011-08-09 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS
- Collection Method
- Field measurements using a Taylor Temperature Probe at each NIMS grid plot.
- Time Range
- Summer 2011
- Geography
- Barrow, Alaska