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| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS HYD-03 Subcanopy Meteorological Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | WIND MONITOR, Pyrgeometer, HUMIDITY SENSORS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, INFRARED THERMOMETERS | 1994-02-06 to 1996-03-08 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.63 E: -104.69 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS HYD-03 Subcanopy Radiation Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS | 1994-02-06 to 1996-03-08 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.63 E: -104.69 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS HYD-05 Bear Trap Creek and Namekus Lake Winter Surface Flux Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES | 1994-02-01 to 1996-04-11 |
N: 53.85 S: 53.83 E: -106.04 W: -106.17 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS HYD-08 1996 Gross Precipitation Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | RAIN GAUGES | 1996-07-04 to 1996-08-11 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.99 E: -105.12 W: -105.12 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS HYD-08 Throughfall Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | RAIN GAUGES | 1994-06-24 to 1996-08-11 |
N: 55.88 S: 53.99 E: -98.15 W: -105.12 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS HYD-09 Hourly and Daily Radar Rainfall Maps for the Southern Study Area | 1 | WEATHER STATIONS | CBR | 1994-05-13 to 1994-09-23 |
N: 54.27 S: 53.51 E: -104.31 W: -106.29 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS HYD-09 Streamflow Data | 1 | STREAMFLOW STATION | STREAM GAUGES | 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 55.92 S: 53.86 E: -98.38 W: -104.82 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS Level-0 AOCI Imagery: Digital Counts in BIL Format | 1 | NASA ER-2 | AOCI | 1994-07-21 to 1994-07-21 |
N: 54.46 S: 52.98 E: -104.93 W: -105.91 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS Level-0 TIMS Imagery: Digital Counts in BIL Format | 1 | C-130 | TIMS | 1994-04-16 to 1994-09-17 |
N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS Regional Soils Data in Raster Format and AEAC Projection | 1 | MAPS | DIGITIZER | 1991-01-01 to 1991-12-31 |
N: 59.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS RSS-01 PARABOLA SSA Surface Reflectance and Transmittance Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | PARABOLA | 1994-04-16 to 1996-07-30 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.63 E: -104.69 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-02 Extracted Reflectance Factors Derived from ASAS Imagery | 1 | C-130 | ASAS | 1994-05-24 to 1996-07-20 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.24 E: -104.62 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-03 Reflectance Measured from a Helicopter-Mounted Barnes MMR | 1 | HELICOPTER | MMR | 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-19 |
N: 55.97 S: 53.59 E: -97.34 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-03 Reflectance Measured from a Helicopter-Mounted SE-590 | 1 | HELICOPTER | SPECTRORADIOMETERS | 1994-05-31 to 1994-09-16 |
N: 56 S: 53.59 E: -97.34 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-04 1994 Jack Pine Leaf Biochemistry and Modeled Spectra in the SSA | 1 | LABORATORY | SPECTROPHOTOMETERS, BALANCE | 1994-07-25 to 1994-08-05 |
N: 53.98 S: 53.87 E: -104.64 W: -105.05 |
ASCII | |
| 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-08 BIOME-BGC Model Simulations at Tower Flux Sites in 1994 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 55.9 S: 53.63 E: -98.29 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-17 Dielectric Constant Profile Measurements | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | DIELECTRIC PROBE | 1994-04-19 to 1994-04-28 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.63 E: -98.29 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-17 Stem, Soil, and Air Temperature Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | THERMISTORS | 1993-10-25 to 1995-04-26 |
N: 55.88 S: 53.63 E: -98.48 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-17 Xylem Flux Density Measurements at the SSA-OBS Site | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | THERMOCOUPLES | 1994-05-31 to 1994-09-28 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.99 E: -105.12 W: -105.12 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-19 1994 Seasonal Understory Reflectance Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SPECTRORADIOMETERS | 1994-02-06 to 1994-09-16 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.8 E: -98.29 W: -105.12 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-20 POLDER C-130 Measurements of Surface BRDF | 1 | C-130 | POLDER | 1994-05-24 to 1994-07-24 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.63 E: -104.62 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-20 POLDER Helicopter-Mounted Measurements of Surface BRDF | 1 | HELICOPTER | POLDER | 1994-06-07 to 1994-09-17 |
N: 55.9 S: 53.9 E: -98.29 W: -104.64 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS Site and Area Geographic Coordinate Information | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | GPS | 1992-01-01 to 1997-12-31 |
N: 60 S: 49 E: -88 W: -111 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-01 CO2 and CH4 Flux Data over the SSA-OBS Site | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | IR CO2 ANALYZER, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS | 1994-06-09 to 1994-09-04 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.99 E: -105.12 W: -105.12 |
ASCII |
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