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Soils Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS CanSIS Regional Soils Data in Vector Format, V2 | 2 | FIELD SURVEYS, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, MSS | 1982-01-01 to 1984-12-31 |
N: 60 S: 49 E: -89 W: -110 |
CSV | |
| 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 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 HYD-01 Soil Hydraulic Properties | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, TENSION INFILTROMETER | 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.63 E: -98.29 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS HYD-01 Under Canopy Precipitation Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | RAIN GAUGES | 1994-05-23 to 1997-06-24 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.88 E: -98.29 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS HYD-01 Volumetric Soil Moisture Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | NEUTRON PROBE, TDR | 1994-05-25 to 1997-06-26 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.66 E: -98.29 W: -105.32 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS HYD-06 Aircraft Gamma Ray Soil Moisture | 1 | AC-500S | GAMMA RADIATION DETECTOR | 1993-08-01 to 1994-09-10 |
N: 55.94 S: 53.37 E: -98.26 W: -106.29 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS HYD-06 Ground Gravimetric Soil Moisture Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | BALANCE, CORING DEVICES, SNOW TUBE | 1993-09-08 to 1994-09-05 |
N: 57 S: 53.38 E: -98.23 W: -106.33 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS HYD-06 Moss/Humus Moisture Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SNOW TUBE, BALANCE | 1993-09-09 to 1994-09-05 |
N: 55.94 S: 53.64 E: -98.23 W: -105.32 |
ASCII | |
| 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-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 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 SERM Forest Cover Data Layers of the SSA in Vector Format | 1 | AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS | DIGITIZER | 1993-01-01 to 1993-12-31 |
N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS TE-01 CH4 Flux Data over the SSA-OA | 1 | LABORATORY | GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS | 1994-05-29 to 1994-09-17 |
N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2 |
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 | |
| BOREAS TE-01 Soils Data over the SSA Tower Sites in Raster Format | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, MAPS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, DIGITIZER | 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 54 S: 53.62 E: -104.61 W: -106.209 |
multiple | |
| BOREAS TE-01 SSA Soil Lab Data | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | CARBON ANALYZERS, CONDUCTIVITY METERS, PH METERS, CORING DEVICES, BALANCE, AAS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 1993-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.63 E: -104.65 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-01 SSA-FEN Soil Profile Nutrient Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | THERMOMETERS, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, PH METERS, CHN ANALYZERS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS | 1994-05-23 to 1994-10-21 |
N: 53.8 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -104.62 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-02 Root Respiration Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, LABORATORY | THERMOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, IR CO2 ANALYZER, COLORIMETERS, CHN ANALYZERS | 1994-05-28 to 1994-09-12 |
N: 55.93 S: 55.88 E: -98.48 W: -98.67 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-05 Diurnal CO2 Canopy Profile Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | IR CO2 ANALYZER | 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-08 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.62 E: -98.51 W: -106.19 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-05 Soil Respiration Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, THERMISTORS, THERMOCOUPLES | 1994-05-26 to 1994-09-07 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.63 E: -98.51 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-05 Surface Meteorological & Radiation Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMISTORS, THERMOCOUPLES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1994-05-25 to 1994-09-08 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.62 E: -98.51 W: -106.19 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-06 1994 Soil and Air Temperatures in the NSA | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | THERMOCOUPLES | 1994-05-25 to 1994-10-08 |
N: 55.89 S: 55.89 E: -98.67 W: -98.67 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-11 Surface Meteorological Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | NET RADIOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, BAROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 53.92 S: 53.92 E: -104.69 W: -104.69 |
CSV | |
| BOREAS TE-19 Ecosystem Carbon Balance Model | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1968-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 60 S: 50 E: -94 W: -111 |
multiple |
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