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Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: Smith (FIFE)

Creator: ORNL_CLOUD
Keywords: Soil Heat Budget,Soil Moisture/Water Content,Soil Temperature,Atmospheric Pressure Measurements,Heat Flux,Longwave Radiation,Outgoing Longwave Radiation,Solar Radiation,Surface Temperature,Air Temperature,Water Vapor,Surface Winds,Precipitation Amount,Soil Heat Budget,Soil Moisture/Water Content,Soil Temperature

fife_sur_flux_30_min_brs_22

Version

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/22

Citation

Center/Project

Oak Ridge National Laboratory DAAC (ORNL DAAC)

Data at a Glance

Data Format

multiple

Dataset Size

2.043 MB

Spatial Extent

N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

Temporal Extent

1987-05-27 to 1989-08-13

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

CARTESIAN

Description

The Bowen Ratio Surface Flux Observations (Smith) Data Set contains surface flux measurements made at selected sites within the FIFE area. The collection effort was conducted in 1987, 1988, and 1989 from sites equipped with Bowen ratio equipment operated by several different groups. Each surface flux station was capable of measuring the fluxes of net radiation, sensible heat, and latent heat using. The Bowen ratio stations measured the soil heat flux as well. The surface flux and micrometeorological measurements available in this data set were collected from 2 locations within the FIFE study area. One of these sites was located at the bottom of a valley while the other was on the top of a ridge. During the IFC's data were collected daily.

Product Summary

Platforms

FIELD INVESTIGATION

Instruments

THERMOCOUPLES ,

BAROMETERS ,

Bowen Ratio Devices ,

HYGROMETERS ,

NET RADIOMETERS ,

RAIN GAUGES ,

SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER ,

SOIL MOISTURE PROBE ,

SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE ,

ANEMOMETERS

Spatial Extent

N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

CARTESIAN

Temporal Extent

1987-05-27 to 1989-08-13

Data Partner

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

Concept ID

C2980005249-ORNL_CLOUD

Data State

COMPLETE

Number of Files/Granules

143

Processing Level

Published

1994-07-24

Updated

2024-05-05

Science Keywords

Soil Heat Budget ,

Soil Moisture/Water Content ,

Soil Temperature ,

Atmospheric Pressure Measurements ,

Heat Flux ,

Longwave Radiation ,

Outgoing Longwave Radiation ,

Solar Radiation ,

Surface Temperature ,

Air Temperature ,

Water Vapor ,

Surface Winds ,

Precipitation Amount ,

Soil Heat Budget ,

Soil Moisture/Water Content ,

Soil Temperature

Citation

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Smith, E. A., & Crosson, W. L. (1994). Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: Smith (FIFE) (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/22 Date Accessed: 2026-04-30

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

Title	Year Sort ascending	Author	Topic
Sensible Heat Flux Estimation over the FIFE Site by Neural Networks.	1998	Abareshi, Behzad, Schuepp, Peter H.	Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Ozone, Heat Flux, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Virtual Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Precipitation Amount, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation
Comparison of the Evaporative Fraction and the Priestley-Taylor for Parameterizing Daytime Evaporation	1996	Crago, Richard D.	Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Virtual Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Precipitation Amount, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Longwave Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation