Site: Boreal Ecosystem Research and Monitoring Sites (BERMS)

Station: Old Jack Pine (53.91634, -104.69203)

Station: Fen (53.80206, -104.61798)

Type

Variable

Frequency

Period

Availability

Storage

Note

Meteo

Air temperature, RH, wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, net radiation, net radiation components: down- and upwelling longwave radiation (lwdlwu), down- and upwelling shortwave irradiance (swdswu); soil heat flux, down- and upwelling photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD_dwPPFD_uw), below canopy PPFD, precipitation (from weighing gauge such as a Geonor or Belfort), event rainfall (from tipping bucket-type rain gauge), snow fall

30 min

1997-2018 (OJP)

Public

Database

Different parameters have different starting and ending time but mostly start at 97, 98 or 99. Some of the radiations starting time is between 2010 and 2014. AirTemp_MeOne is between 1999-2003. Precip_Belfort end time is 2011 and Geonor data are between 2010-2017. Wind_Speed for abv/blwcanopy and IncomingPPFD_BlwCnpy_1mNE3_5min, 1mNE1, 1mNE1_5min, 1mNE2, 1mNE2_5min, 1mNE3, 1mNE3_5min, 1mNE4, 1mNE4_5min, 1mNE5, 1mNE5_5min, 1mNE6, 1mNE6_5min, 1mNE7, 1mNE7_5min, 1mNE8, 1mNE8_5min, 1mNE9, 1mNE9_5min start from 2012. OJP_DiffusePPFD_AbvCnpy29mBF3 and IncomingPPFD_AbvCnpy29mBF3 started from 2003.    OJP_WindDir_atGeonor, atGEonorSD1 started from 2010. 

2002-2018 (Fen)

Soil moisture

Soil volumetric water content profiles

4 hr

1997-2018

Public

Database

OJP_SoilVWC_00to15cmNE1, NE2, NE3, NE4, NE5, NE6, NE7, NE8, NE9, NW start from 2012 and frequency is 30 min.

Eddy covariance flux data

Carbon fluxes: NEP, GEP, R

Energy fluxes: H, LE

30 min (averaged)

1997-2013

Local

Files

 

Canopy profiles

CO2 and H2O mixing ratios

30 min (averaged)

2012-2018

Local

Database

 

 

Database metadata links

Stations:

http://giws.usask.ca:8080/KiWIS/KiWIS?service=kisters&type=queryServices&request=getStationList&datasource=0&format=html&site_no=S000&returnfields=station_name,station_no,station_latitude,station_longitude,site_name

Old Jack Pine tower parameters:

http://giws.usask.ca:8080/KiWIS/KiWIS?service=kisters&type=queryServices&request=getParameterList&datasource=0&format=html&station_no=BER_OJP_00

Fen tower parameters:

http://giws.usask.ca:8080/KiWIS/KiWIS?service=kisters&type=queryServices&request=getParameterList&datasource=0&format=html&station_no=BER_FEN_00

 


Station: Old Aspen (53.62889, - 106.19779)

Station: Old Black Spruce (53.98717, - 105.11779)

Type

Variable

Frequency

Period

Availability

Storage

Note

Meteo

Air temperature, RH, wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, net radiation, net radiation components: down- and upwelling longwave radiation (lwdlwu), down- and upwelling shortwave irradiance (swdswu); soil heat flux, down- and upwelling photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD_dwPPFD_uw), below canopy PPFD, precipitation (from weighing gauge such as a Geonor or Belfort), event rainfall (from tipping bucket-type rain gauge), snow depth, depth to water table

30 min

1996-2016 (OA)

Local

Database

OA ending time varies between (2003 for AT/RH_AbvCnpy36m_MetOne), (2006 for BT_18mW_2mmN), (2007 for BT_18mW_31mmN), (2008 for BT_18mW_50mmN), (2010 for InPPFD_BlwCnpy4mNE), (2011 for BT_3mN_80mmN, InPPFD_BlwCnpy4mSE, BlwUndStry20cm, 3Min_AbvCnpy37m, NR_AbvCnpy_FourWay,  InLR_AbvCnpy31m_CNR1, OutLR_AbvCnpy31m_PIR, OutLR_AbvCnpy31m_CNR1, StdDevInPPFD3Min_AbvCnpy37m,

StdDevWD_AbvCnpy38m, WaterTableDepth), (2015 for AT_UndStry1m, BT_3mN_2mmN, 2mmS, 40mmN, 40mmS, 80mmS, DiffusePPFD_AbvCnpy37m_BF3, InPPFD_AbvCnpy37m, NR_AbvCnpy31m_CNR1,  OutPPFD_AbvCnpy31m, OutSR_AbvCnpy31m_CM11, OutSR_AbvCnpy31m_CNR1,

Precip_TBRG, WD_AbvCnpy38m ) and 2016 for remains.   BP_Rep2 started from 2011.  OBS ending time varies between (2006 for BT_1d5mNE), (2011 for Precip_Belfort, BP_8mNE), (2013 for BT_4d5mNW), (2015 for BT_4d5mNE), (2016 for RH_AbvCnpy25mLI7000), (2017 for AT_AbvCnpy24m_MetOneTC, AT/RH_AbvCnpy25m, DiffusePPFD_AbvCnpy25m_BF3, Precip_Geonor) and 2018 for remains. AT/RH_AbvCnpy24m_MetOne data are between 1999-2003. NR_AbvCnpy_FourWay starts from 2007. WaterTableDepthRaw data are between 2017-2018. AT_AbvCnpy24m_MetOnePRT started at 1999. AirTemp_AbvCnpy25m_TC started at 1998.

1997-2018 (OBS)

Soil moisture

Soil volumetric water content profiles

4 hr

OBS: 1997-2018 CCP-DIS

OA:   1997-2016 CCP-DIS

Local

Database

OA the ones with TDR and TDR100 data are between 2007-2015. VWC_45cmN and 60to90cmN are between 2012-2015.             OBS started time varies between (2002 for VWC_60to90cmNE/NW), (2001 for VWC_02.5cmNE, 02.5cmNW), (1998 for VWC_07.5cmNE, 07.5cmNW)

Eddy covariance flux data

Carbon fluxes: NEP, GEP, R

Energy fluxes: H, LE

30 min (averaged)

1999-2012

Local

Files

 

Canopy profiles

CO2 and H2O mixing ratios

30 min (averaged)

2011-2015

Local

Database

OBS: 25, 22, 15, 10, 8, 3, 1, 0.3 m (Just 25mEC has data)

OA: 39, 25, 22, 18, 10, 4, 2, 0.5 m (Just 39mEC has data)

Both canopy profile systems were mothballed in 2011

Automated soil chamber system (ACS)

CO2 flux data

 

OA: 1996-2015 CCP-DIS    OBS: 1999-2015 CCP-DIS

Local

Database

OA CO2StorageFlux end time is 2011. OA chamber system was removed in 2008. OBS 2010-2012 data were collected, but remain uncleaned. Mothballed at the end of 2012.

leaf area index and canopy architecture

LAI/TRAC measurements

 

OA: 1999-2008 on CCP-DIS

OBS: 1997-2004 on the CCP-DIS

Local

Files

 

C biomass

Pools measured included live above ground, dead above ground, roots, LFH, mineral soil

 

2004

Local

Files

 

Snow survey

SnowDepth and Density, SWE, Sample sizes

Couple of times each year

OA: 1997-2016

OBS: 1999-2016

Local

Database

 

Foliar nutrients

Total_N, Total_P,[Ca],[Mg], [K]

 

2004-2005

Local

Files

 

 

Current status of the data and milestones

Measurement records from the Old Jack Pine and Fen towers are available online at the following url: http://giws.usask.ca/kistersweb  (username: public, password: public) as well as the FluxNet web site: http://fluxnet.ornl.gov/site_list/Research_Activity/27

 

BERMS investigators:

Warren Helgason

Department of Civil, Geological and Environmental Engineering

University of Saskatchewan

warren.helgason@usask.ca

 

Andrew Ireson

Global Institute for Water Security

University of Saskatchewan

andrew.ireson@usask.ca

 

Colin Laroque

College of Agriculture and Bioresources

University of Saskatchewan

colin.laroque@usask.ca

 

BERMS technician:

Amber Ross

Global Institute for Water Security

University of Saskatchewan

amber.ross@usask.ca

 

Data requests:

Amber Peterson

amber.peterson@usask.ca

 

Global Institute for Water Security, University of Saskatchewan

National Hydrology Research Centre

11 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, SK S7N 3H5, Canada

Ph: (306)966-6165  Fax: (306)966-1193