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As part of the FIFE staff science data collection effort, the FIFE Information System (FIS) processed and archived 5 minute, near-surface radiometric and meteorological information collected by the Automated Meteorological Stations (AMS) distributed over the FIFE study area. The FIFE AMS Data Set contains the two output products created. The level-1 product contains unpacked 5 minute data. The level-1a product contains 30 minute averages of these data. All AMS stations were equipped to measure air temperature, humidity, wind speed, soil temperature, reflected solar radiation, net radiation, surface temperature, and precipitation. Two stations were augmented with extra radiation sensors to become super-AMS (SAMS). These stations measured total radiation, direct solar radiation, diffuse solar radiation, photosynthetically active radiation, and downward longwave radiation.

Product Summary

Platforms
METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
Instruments
THERMOMETERS ,
ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR ,
PYRANOMETERS ,
RAIN GAUGES ,
NET RADIOMETERS ,
LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR ,
INFRARED THERMOMETERS ,
ANEMOMETERS
Spatial Extent

N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.47 W: -96.61

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1987-05-01 to 1989-11-10
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2978103551-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
9595
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Soil Temperature ,
Atmospheric Pressure Measurements ,
Surface Pressure ,
Longwave Radiation ,
Net Radiation ,
Reflectance ,
Shortwave Radiation ,
Surface Temperature ,
Air Temperature ,
Surface Winds ,
Precipitation Amount ,
Photosynthetically Active Radiation

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.

Copy Citation

Dabberdt, W. F. (1994). AMS (Automated Met Station) Data (FIFE) (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/12 Date Accessed: 2026-05-01

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Increased greenhouse gas emissions intensity of major croplands in China: Implications for food security and climate change mitigation Zhang, Jingting, Tian, Hanqin, Shi, Hao, Zhang, Jingfang, Wang, Xiaoke, Pan, Shufen, Yang, Jia Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Assessing the ability of potential evapotranspiration models in capturing dynamics of evaporative demand across various biomes and climatic regimes with ChinaFLUX measurements Zheng, Han, Yu, Guirui, Wang, Qiufeng, Zhu, Xianjin, Yan, Junhua, Wang, Huimin, Shi, Peili, Zhao, Fenghua, Li, Yingnian, Zhao, Liang, Zhang, Junhui, Wang, Yanfen Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Assessing the influence of groundwater and land surface scheme in the modelling of land surfaceatmosphere feedbacks over the FIFE area in Kansas, USA Larsen, M. A. D., Rasmussen, S. H., Drews, M., Butts, M. B., Christensen, J. H., Refsgaard, J. C. Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Incoming Solar Radiation, Solar Radiation, Soil Temperature, Precipitation Rate, Stage Height, Discharge/Flow, Hydropattern, Hydraulic Conductivity, Soil Depth, Organic Matter, Soil Color, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Structure
Conversion of radiometric to aerodynamic surface temperature with an anisothermal canopy model Zibognon, Marcel, Crago, Richard, Suleiman, Ayman Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Land Surface Temperature, Biomass, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Biomass Dynamics
Equilibrium Evaporation and Positive Evaporation-Surface Temperature Relationships Across a Grassland Qualls, Russell J., Wagstaff, Mark, Crago, Richard D. Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Soil Heat Budget, Heat Flux, Solar Radiation, Virtual Temperature, Water Vapor, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Atmospheric Ozone
Phenological influences on the albedo of prairie grassland and crop fields Song, J. Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Heat Flux, Solar Radiation, Water Vapor, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature
Modeling of Energy, Water, and CO<SUB>2</SUB> Flux in a Temperate Grassland Ecosystem with SiB2: May-October 1987. Colello, G. D., Grivet, C., Sellers, P. J., Berry, J. A. Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Reflectance, Transmittance, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Leaf Characteristics, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Incoming Solar Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Precipitation Rate, Surface Pressure, Shortwave Radiation, Precipitation Amount, Biomass, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Biomass Dynamics, Vegetation Species, Vegetation Cover
Linking Boundary Layer Circulations and Surface Processes during FIFE 89. Part II: Maintenance of Secondary Circulation. Wai, Mickey M-K., Smith, Eric A. Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Virtual Temperature, Surface Winds, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Porosity, Respiration Rate, Soil Chemistry, Soil Respiration, Soil Compaction, Soil Temperature, Soil Impedance, Geopotential Height, Air Temperature, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Boundary Layer Temperature, Cloud Frequency, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Water Vapor, Soil Heat Budget, Reflectance, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Hydraulic Conductivity, Soil Depth, Leaf Characteristics, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Organic Matter, Soil Color, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Structure, Thermal Conductivity
Modeling biophysical controls on land surface temperature and reflectance in grasslands Morrow, N., A. Friedl, M. Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Reflectance, Soil Moisture/Water Content
Surface Temperature Observations from AVHRR in FIFE. Schmugge, T. J., Schmidt, G. M. Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Virtual Temperature, Surface Winds, Soil Temperature, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Incoming Solar Radiation, Solar Radiation, Precipitation Rate, Soil Temperature, Solar Irradiance, Reflectance, Geopotential Height
Sensible Heat Flux Estimation over the FIFE Site by Neural Networks. 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
A dynamic water vapor correction method for the retrieval of land surface temperatures from the advanced very high resolution radiometer SteynRoss, Moira L., SteynRoss, D. Alistair, Emery, W. J. Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Estimation of evapotranspiration at the landscape scale: A fuzzy disaggregation approach Franks, Stewart W., Beven, Keith J. Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Incoming Solar Radiation, Solar Radiation, Precipitation Rate, Soil Temperature, Heat Flux, Soil Heat Budget, Solar Irradiance, Land Surface Temperature
A two-source approach for estimating turbulent fluxes using multiple angle thermal infrared observations Kustas, William P., Norman, John M. 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, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Precipitation Amount, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Canopy Transmittance, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Reflectance, Transmittance, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Reflectance, Solar Irradiance, Land Surface Temperature, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthesis, Vegetation Species, Atmospheric Ozone
A Two-Source Time-Integrated Model for Estimating Surface Fluxes Using Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing Anderson, M Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Solar Irradiance, Land Surface Temperature, Biomass, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Biomass Dynamics, Reflectance, Virtual Temperature
Comparison of Four Different Stomatal Resistance Schemes Using FIFE Observations. Niyogi, Devdutta S., Raman, Sethu Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Characteristics, Water Vapor, Photosynthesis
Comparison of atmospheric correction models for thermal bands of the advanced very high resolution radiometer over FIFE Kalluri, S. N. V., Dubayah, R. O. Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Geopotential Height, Differential Pressure, Pressure Tendency, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Dew Point Temperature
Production of a filtered and standardized surface flux data set for FIFE 1987 Heiser, Mark D., Sellers, Piers J. Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Heat Flux, Soil Heat Budget, Albedo, Incoming Solar Radiation, Radiative Flux, Solar Radiation, Water Vapor, Albedo, Land Surface Temperature
Linking Boundary-Layer Circulations and Surface Processes during FIFE 89. Part I: Observational Analysis. Smith, Eric A., Wai, Mickey M-K., Cooper, Harry J., Rubes, Michael T., Hsu, Ann Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Heat Flux, Solar Radiation, Water Vapor, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Atmospheric Ozone, Solar Irradiance, Land Surface Temperature
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