Toolik Logger Data NIMS 2011: Arctic Vegetation and Radiation Measurements

August 2011 logger records from a ~50-meter transect at the Toolik site. The data was collected by the SCIOPS organization using a CR3000 logger on a manually moved multisensor platform. Instruments recorded distance to canopy, up- and downwelling radiation, air and surface temperature, and spectral reflection.

Use Cases

• Modeling surface energy balance based on up- and downwelling short- and longwave radiation measurements.
• Analyzing vegetation canopy height and structure based on sonic distance sensor data.
• Studying Arctic plant phenology and reflectance based on spectral reflection data.
• Correlating air and surface temperature with radiation and vegetation metrics.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple synchronized physical measurements (radiation, temperature, distance, reflectance).
• Records cover a specific ~50-meter transect, providing spatial context.
• Instruments are explicitly named (e.g., CNR4 net radiometer, SI-111 IR radiometer), allowing for technical assessment.

Limitations

• Last updated 2011-08 27 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS

Collection Method

Manually moved multisensor platform equipped with a CR3000 logger and specific instruments.

Time Range

August 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2011-08-27 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Toolik transect (likely Arctic region)