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Description

The BOREAS TE-23 team collected map plot data in support of its efforts to characterize and interpret information on canopy architecture and understory cover at the BOREAS tower flux sites and selected auxiliary sites from May to August 1994. Mapped plots (typical dimensions 50 m x 60 m) were set up and characterized at all BOREAS forested tower flux and selected auxiliary sites. Detailed measurement of the mapped plots included 1) stand characteristics (location, density, basal area); 2) map locations DBH of all trees; 3) detailed geometric measures of a subset of trees (height, crown dimensions); and 4) understory cover maps. The data are stored in tabular ASCII files.

Product Summary

Platforms
FIELD INVESTIGATION
Instruments
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS ,
STEEL MEASURING TAPE
Spatial Extent

N: 56 S: 53.63 E: -97.34 W: -106.2

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2808130597-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
2
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Plant Characteristics ,
Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure ,
Crown ,
Canopy Characteristics ,
Forests ,
Vegetation Species

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Rich, P. M., & Fournier, R. A. (1999). BOREAS TE-23 Map Plot Data (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/359 Date Accessed: 2026-05-03

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Influence of sun zenith angle on canopy clumping and the resulting impacts on photosynthesis Braghiere, Renato K., Quaife, Tristan, Black, Emily, Ryu, Youngryel, Chen, Qi, De Kauwe, Martin G., Baldocchi, Dennis Plant Characteristics, Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure, Crown, Canopy Characteristics, Forests, Vegetation Species
Model-Based Estimation of Forest Canopy Height and Biomass in the Canadian Boreal Forest Using Radar, LiDAR, and Optical Remote Sensing Benson, Michael L., Pierce, Leland, Bergen, Kathleen, Sarabandi, Kamal Plant Characteristics, Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure, Crown, Canopy Characteristics, Forests, Vegetation Species, Vegetation Cover, Terrain Elevation, Topographic Effects, Leaf Characteristics, Biomass, Litter Characteristics, MOSSES/HORNWORTS/LIVERWORTS, LICHENS, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Land Use/Land Cover Classification
A combined GLAS and MODIS estimation of the global distribution of mean forest canopy height Wang, Yuanyuan, Li, Guicai, Ding, Jianhua, Guo, Zhaodi, Tang, Shihao, Wang, Cheng, Huang, Qingni, Liu, Ronggao, Chen, Jing M. Vegetation Index, Evergreen Vegetation, Dominant Species, Deciduous Vegetation, Carbon, Biomass, Forests, Ecosystem Functions, Precipitation Amount, Cloud Frequency, Evaporation, Air Temperature, Solar Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Forest Management, Vegetation Species, Land Management, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Texture, Terrain Elevation, Plant Characteristics, Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure, Crown, Canopy Characteristics, Litter Characteristics, Community Structure, Evapotranspiration, Primary Production, Respiration Rate, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Vegetation Cover
Can plasticity make spatial structure irrelevant in individual-tree models? Garcia, Oscar Plant Characteristics, Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure, Crown, Canopy Characteristics, Forests, Vegetation Species
Simulating boreal forest dynamics from perspectives of ecophysiology, resource availability, and climate change Ise, Takeshi, Moorcroft, Paul R. Plant Characteristics, Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure, Crown, Canopy Characteristics, Forests, Vegetation Species, Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Texture, Freeze/Frost, Solar Irradiance, Air Temperature, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Cloud Frequency, Precipitation Amount
A biophysical process model of tree mortality in surface fires Michaletz, S. T., Johnson, E. A. Plant Characteristics, Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure, Crown, Canopy Characteristics, Forests, Vegetation Species
Scale and spatial structure effects on tree size distributions: implications for growth and yield modelling Garcia, Oscar Plant Characteristics, Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure, Crown, Canopy Characteristics, Forests, Vegetation Species
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