The Boreal Ecosystem - Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) Follow-On Project extended and built upon the original BOREAS goal of investigating the interactions between the boreal forest biome and the atmosphere in order to clarify their roles in global change. A common set of existing BOREAS in situ and remote-sensing data from the period 1993-1996 was compiled at point, study area, and regional scales for use by Follow-On investigators. In addition to the common set of BOREAS data, new data were compiled for the period 1997-1998. The Follow-On holdings include additional historical data from as early as 1945.

BOREAS Follow-On investigators were divided into four science teams to study different aspects of the boreal ecosystem. These were:

• Derived Surface Parameters (DSP)
• Flux (FLX)
• Hydro-Meteorology (HMet)
• Carbon Modeling (MOD)

See the project Campaign Document.

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The largest of the land biomes is the boreal, or Taiga biome. Taiga (its Russian name) biomes can be found in areas with shorter, warm summers and long winters; there are Taiga biomes in Europe, Asia, Siberia, and North-America. Because of the cold climates, plant life in the boreal forest is sturdy, consisting mainly of evergreens and other resilient vegetation.

The BOREAS Project was an intensive remote-sensing and field study in the boreal forests of central Canada. BOREAS investigated exchanges of energy, water, heat, CO2, and trace gases between the boreal forest and the atmosphere. Field campaigns were conducted from 1993 to 1996 using surface, airborne, and satellite observations to characterize biological and physical processes that govern the exchanges.