Soil Temperature measurements were taken at each NIMS grid plot at Toolik Lake, Alaska. The SEL lab's Taylor Temperature Probe was used to take measurements at about a 10 cm depth once on July 25th, 2012. The data was collected by SCIOPS and is hosted on NASA EarthData.
Use Cases
- Analyze soil temperature distribution based on measurements taken at each meter along a grid.
- Study Arctic soil thermal properties based on the 10 cm depth measurements.
- Model local environmental conditions based on the single-day, high-resolution spatial sampling.
Strengths
- Measurements were taken at a specific depth (10 cm), providing consistent data.
- Data collection occurred on a single date (July 25, 2012), offering a snapshot of summer conditions.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS
- Collection Method
- Field measurements using a Taylor Temperature Probe.
- Time Range
- July 25, 2012
- Freshness
- Last updated 2012-07-26 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Toolik Lake, Alaska