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Photosynthetically Active Radiation Data Access and Tools
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Photosynthetically Active Radiation Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS Follow-On DSP-10 Regridded FPAR and LAI Maps for 1994 | 1 | NOAA-11 | AVHRR | 1994-05-21 to 1994-09-11 |
N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111 |
BMP | |
| BOREAS Follow-On FLX-01 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temp. Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOCOUPLES, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1996-10-31 to 1999-01-01 |
N: 55.8801 S: 55.8801 E: -98.4814 W: -98.4814 |
CSV | |
| BOREAS Follow-On FLX-04 Tower Flux and Meteorological Data from NSA Burn Site | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOCOUPLES | 1999-08-11 to 2000-09-30 |
N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111 |
CSV | |
| BOREAS Follow-On HMet-01 Level-2 GOES-8 1996 Shortwave and Longwave Radiation | 1 | GOES-8 | GOES-8 Imager | 1996-02-12 to 1996-10-23 |
N: 60 S: 50 E: -92 W: -111 |
BSQ | |
| BOREAS Follow-On HMet-04 1996-1998 NSA Meteorological Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE PROBES, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, WIND MONITOR, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS | 1994-01-01 to 1999-01-01 |
N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111 |
CSV | |
| BOREAS RSS-04 1994 Southern Study Area Jack Pine LAI & FPAR Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | LICOR LEAF AREA METER, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1993-08-14 to 1994-08-05 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.65 E: -104.64 W: -105.32 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-07 LAI, Gap Fraction, and FPAR Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER | 1993-08-09 to 1994-09-17 |
N: 55.94 S: 53.63 E: -98.19 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-07 Regional LAI and FPAR Images From Ten-Day AVHRR-LAC Composites | 1 | NOAA-11 | AVHRR | 1994-04-09 to 1994-09-10 |
N: 61.01 S: 48.83 E: -93.29 W: -115.41 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS RSS-10 TOMS Circumpolar One-Degree PAR Images | 1 | Nimbus-7 | TOMS | 1979-05-01 to 1989-09-30 |
N: 65.5 S: 41.5 E: 180 W: -180 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS RSS-14 GOES-7 Level-2 Shortwave and Longwave Radiation Images | 1 | GOES-7 | VAS | 1994-02-05 to 1994-09-20 |
N: 65.91 S: 47.65 E: -87.12 W: -111 |
Binary |
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