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BOREAS TF-03 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data

Creator: ORNL_CLOUD
Keywords: Precipitation Rate,Photosynthetically Active Radiation,Surface Winds,Water Vapor,Air Temperature,Net Radiation,Heat Flux,Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide,Soil Temperature

tf3tflxd_361

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/361

Citation

Center/Project

Oak Ridge National Laboratory DAAC (ORNL DAAC)

Data at a Glance

Data Format

ASCII

Dataset Size

10.296 MB

Spatial Extent

N: 55.88 S: 55.88 E: -98.48 W: -98.48

Temporal Extent

1994-03-16 to 1996-10-31

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

CARTESIAN

Description

The BOREAS TF-03 team collected tower flux, surface meterological, and soil temperature data at the BOREAS NSA-OBS site continuously from the March 1994 through October 1996.

Product Summary

Platforms

FIELD INVESTIGATION ,

FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS

Instruments

LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR ,

NET RADIOMETERS ,

THERMOCOUPLES ,

RAIN GAUGES ,

EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES

Projects

BOREAS

Spatial Extent

N: 55.88 S: 55.88 E: -98.48 W: -98.48

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

CARTESIAN

Temporal Extent

1994-03-16 to 1996-10-31

Data Partner

THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)

Concept ID

C2808130676-ORNL_CLOUD

Data State

COMPLETE

Number of Files/Granules

Processing Level

Published

1999-01-30

Updated

2023-11-22

Science Keywords

Precipitation Rate ,

Photosynthetically Active Radiation ,

Surface Winds ,

Water Vapor ,

Air Temperature ,

Net Radiation ,

Heat Flux ,

Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide ,

Soil Temperature

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Sutton, D., Goulden, M. L., Bazzaz, A., Daube, B. C., Fan, S.-M., Munger, J. W., & Wofsy, S. C. (1998). BOREAS TF-03 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/361 Date Accessed: 2026-10-06

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Warming soil temperature and increasing baseflow in response to recent and potential future climate change across northern Manitoba, Canada	Lilhare, Rajtantra, Dery, Stephen J., Stadnyk, Tricia A., Pokorny, Scott, Koenig, Kristina A.	2022	BOREAS TF-03 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data
Analysis of diurnal boundary layer development in boreal forests: measurements and simulations	Dong, J., Ni-Meister, W.	2011	BOREAS AFM-04 Twin Otter Aircraft Flux Data BOREAS TF-04 SSA-YJP Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Canopy Condition Data, R1 BOREAS TF-09 SSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data BOREAS AFM-03 NCAR Electra 1994 Aircraft Sounding Data BOREAS TF-05 Tower Flux & Meteorological Data BOREAS AFM-04 Twin Otter Aircraft Sounding Data BOREAS TF-03 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data BOREAS AFM-08 ECMWF Hourly Surface and Upper Air Data for the SSA and NSA BOREAS TF-06 SSA-YA Surface Energy Flux and Meteorological Data BOREAS TF-11 SSA-FEN Tower Flux and Meteorological Data BOREAS TF-10 NSA-Fen Tower Flux and Meteorological Data BOREAS AFM-06 NOAA/ETL 35 GHz Cloud/Turbulence Radar GIF Images BOREAS TF-08 NSA-OJP Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data BOREAS TF-01 SSA-OA Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data BOREAS AFM-02 Wyoming King Air 1994 Aircraft Sounding Data BOREAS TF-10 NSA-YJP Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Porometry Data BOREAS TF-02 SSA-OA Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Precipitation Data BOREAS AFM-05 Level-1 Upper Air Network Data, R1 BOREAS AFM-03 Electra 1994 Aircraft Flux and Moving Window Data BOREAS AFM-02 King Air 1994 Aircraft Flux and Moving Window Data BOREAS TF-07 SSA-OBS Tower Flux and Meteorological Data
Modeling physical and biogeochemical controls over carbon accumulation in a boreal forest soil	Carrasco, Jonathan J., Neff, Jason C., Harden, Jennifer W.	2006	BOREAS TF-03 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data BOREAS TGB-12 Soil Carbon Data: NSA BOREAS TE-20 Soils Data over the NSA-MSA and Tower Sites in Vector Format
Carbon and energy exchange by a black sprucemoss ecosystem under changing climate: Testing the mathematical model ecosys with data from the BOREAS experiment	Grant, R. F., Goulden, M. L., Wofsy, S. C., Berry, J. A.	2004	BOREAS TF-03 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data BOREAS TE-04 Gas Exchange Data from Boreal Tree Species
Modelling evapotranspiration at three boreal forest stands using the CLASS: tests of parameterizations for canopy conductance and soil evaporation	Bartlett, Paul A., Harry McCaughey, J., Lafleur, Peter M., Verseghy, Diana L.	2003	BOREAS TE-09 in Situ Diurnal Gas Exchange of NSA Boreal Forest Stands BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite B Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1995 BOREAS TF-10 NSA-YJP Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Porometry Data BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1995 BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1996 BOREAS TF-03 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data BOREAS TF-08 NSA-OJP Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data BOREAS HYD-01 Volumetric Soil Moisture Data BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite B Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1996 BOREAS TGB-12 Radon-222 Flux Data: NSA BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1994 BOREAS TE-20 NSA Soil Lab Data
A comparison of the mosaic and aggregated canopy frameworks for representing surface heterogeneity in the Canadian boreal forest using CLASS: a soil perspective	Bartlett, Paul A, McCaughey, J.Harry, Lafleur, Peter M, Verseghy, Diana L	2002	BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite B Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1995 BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite B Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1996 BOREAS TF-08 NSA-OJP Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data BOREAS TGB-12 Radon-222 Flux Data: NSA BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1996 BOREAS TE-20 NSA Soil Lab Data BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1994 BOREAS HYD-01 Volumetric Soil Moisture Data BOREAS TE-18 Landsat TM Maximum Likelihood Classification Image of the NSA BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1995 BOREAS TF-03 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data BOREAS TF-10 NSA-YJP Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Porometry Data BOREAS TF-10 NSA-Fen Tower Flux and Meteorological Data
Methane efflux from boreal wetlands: Theory and testing of the ecosystem model Ecosys with chamber and tower flux measurements	Grant, R. F., Roulet, N. T.	2002	BOREAS TF-03 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data Soil CH4 and CO2 Profile Data from NSA Tower Sites
Modelling Carbon Dynamics of Boreal Forest Ecosystems Using the Canadian Land Surface Scheme	Wang, Shusen, Grant, Robert F., Verseghy, Diana L., Black, T. Andrew	2002	BOREAS TF-03 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data BOREAS TF-01 SSA-OA Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data
Boreal forest CO<SUB>2</SUB> exchange and evapotranspiration predicted by nine ecosystem process models: Intermodel comparisons and relationships to field measurements	Amthor, J. S., Chen, J. M., Clein, J. S., Frolking, S. E., Goulden, M. L., Grant, R. F., Kimball, J. S., King, A. W., McGuire, A. D., Nikolov, N. T., Potter, C. S., Wang, S., Wofsy, S. C.	2001	BOREAS TF-03 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1996 BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1994 BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1995 BOREAS TF-03 Automated Chamber CO2 Flux Data from the NSA-OBS
Comparison of boreal ecosystem model sensitivity to variability in climate and forest site parameters	Potter, Christopher S., Wang, Shusen, Nikolov, Ned T., McGuire, A. David, Liu, Jane, King, Anthony W., Kimball, John S., Grant, Robert F., Frolking, Steven E., Clein, Joy S., Chen, Jing M., Amthor, Jeffrey S.	2001	BOREAS TF-03 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data BOREAS TF-03 Automated Chamber CO2 Flux Data from the NSA-OBS
An analytical model for estimating canopy transpiration and carbon assimilation fluxes based on canopy light-use efficiency	Anderson, M.C., Norman, J.M., Meyers, T.P., Diak, G.R.	2000	BOREAS TF-03 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: KSU (FIFE) Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: UNL (FIFE)

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