Toolik Logger Data NIMS: Arctic Vegetation and Radiation Measurements, August 2010

Logger records from the NIMS platform at the Toolik transect in August 2010. The data was recorded using a CR1000 logger on a manually moved multisensor platform over a ~50m transect. It includes measurements of distance to vegetation canopy, up- and downwelling short- and longwave radiation, air temperature, surface temperature, and spectral reflection.

Use Cases

• Modeling surface energy balance based on up- and downwelling short- and longwave radiation measurements.
• Analyzing vegetation canopy structure and height based on sonic distance sensor data.
• Studying surface temperature dynamics in relation to air temperature using IR radiometer data.
• Investigating spectral reflectance properties of Arctic vegetation from the spectral reflection instruments.

Strengths

• Data includes a diverse set of co-located environmental measurements from multiple high-quality instruments (e.g., CNR4 net radiometer, SI-111 IR radiometer).
• Provides a spatially continuous profile over a defined ~50 meter transect.
• Recorded during a specific field campaign in August 2010, providing a temporal snapshot.

Limitations

• Last updated 2010-09-01 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via nasa_earthdata

Collection Method

Recorded using a CR1000 logger on a manually moved multisensor platform.

Time Range

August 2010

Freshness

Last updated 2010-09-01 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Toolik transect (Arctic)