Summary:

The BOREAS TE-08 team collected pigment density data from aspen bark and leaves from four sites within the BOREAS SSA from 24-May-1994 to 16-Jun-1994 (IFC-1), 19-Jul-1994 to 08-Aug-1994 (IFC 2), and 30-Aug-1994 to 19-Sep-1994 (IFC-3). One to nine trees from each site were sampled during the three IFCs. Each tree was sampled in five different locations for bark pigment properties: basal stem section, which was any bark sample taken below one-half the tree height; upper stem section, which was any bark sample taken from the main stem above one-half the tree height; bark taken from branches up to 3 years old; a 2-year old branch segment; and a 1-year old branch segment. Additionally, a limited number of leaves were collected. Bark samples were removed from the stem of the tree, placed in ziplock bags, and transported to UNH, where they were processed and analyzed by a spectrophotometer. In each data file, samples are identified by Site, date, Tree#, and Sample Location (see 1st paragraph above). Pigment density values are normalized to mg/m2. Density values for the following pigments are provided: Chl a, Chl b, Total Chl (Chl a+b), Carotenoids, Chl a to b ratio, and the Total Chl to carotenoids ratio.

A guide document which includes more information about this data set can be found at https://daac.ornl.gov/daacdata/boreas/TE/te08bchm/comp/TE08_Bark_Chem.txt.

ORNL DAAC maintains information on the entire BOREAS Project.

Data Citation

Cite this data set as follows:

Spencer, S., and B. N. Rock. 1999. BOREAS TE-08 Aspen Bark Chemistry Data. Data set. Available on-line [http://www.daac.ornl.gov] from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/335.

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Sellers, P. and F. Hall. 1994. Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study: Experiment Plan. Version 1994-3.0, NASA BOREAS REPORT (EXPLAN 94).

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Spencer, S.L. and B.N. Rock. 1996. Assessing aspen bark carbon assimilation in the boreal region. In Proceedings of 22nd Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology with Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology. 28 January-2 February, 1996, Atlanta, Georgia. American Meteorological Society, pp:86-89.

Data Format:

For information on Parameter/Variable Names, Variable Description/Definition, Units of Measurement, and Data File Format see this companion file https://daac.ornl.gov/daacdata/boreas/TE/te08bchm/comp/te08bchm.def

Document Information:

8-Apr-1999 (data citation revised on 25-Sep-2002)

Document Review Date:

8-Apr-1999

Document Curator:

uso@daac.ornl.gov

Document URL:

https://daac.ornl.gov