Boreal Forest Solar-Induced Fluorescence and Vegetation Index Data

2019-2020 spring transition data from a boreal forest site in Saskatchewan, Canada. This NASA dataset provides daily averages of solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and multiple vegetation indices for black spruce and larch species. Measurements were collected using the PhotoSpec instrument and processed to species-specific daily averages.

Use Cases

• Analyzing seasonal photosynthetic dynamics via daily Solar-Induced Fluorescence (SIF) for two tree species.
• Comparing vegetation stress responses using the Photochemical Reflectance Index (PRI) and Chlorophyll-Carotenoid Index (CCI).
• Monitoring canopy greenness and structure with Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Near-Infrared Vegetation Index (NIRv).
• Investigating species-specific differences in spring transition phenology between black spruce and larch.

Strengths

• Data covers two consecutive spring seasons (2019 and 2020), enabling seasonal comparison.
• Provides species-specific daily averages for two key boreal tree species.
• Includes multiple derived vegetation indices (SIF, CCI, PRI, NIRv, NDVI) from a single instrument.
• Originates from a NASA study at a defined Fluxnet site (CA-Obs), ensuring methodological rigor.

Limitations

• Exact row count, file size, and specific column names are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date, with one listing 2026 and another 2020.
• License is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' without explicit terms.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Data collected using the PhotoSpec instrument, with species-specific averages calculated over 30-minute periods and aggregated to daily averages.

Time Range

2019-2020 (spring transition seasons)

Freshness

2026-03-12 20:48:04.044686

Geography

Southern Old Black Spruce site (SOBS, Fluxnet ID CA-Obs), near the southern limit of the boreal forest ecotone in Saskatchewan, Canada.