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Boreal forest in Canada
vegetation index in the arctic
arctic boreal forest

BOREAS

Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study

The Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) was a large-scale, international, interdisciplinary experiment in the boreal forests of central Canada. The focus of the research team was improving our understanding of the exchanges of radiative energy, sensible heat, water, CO2, and trace gases between the boreal forest and the lower atmosphere (troposphere). 

A primary objective of BOREAS was to collect the data needed to improve computer simulation models of the important processes controlling these exchanges so that scientists can anticipate the effects of global change on the biome. A BOREAS follow-on project extended and built upon the original goals.

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