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Environmental and gross primary production observations for a mature black spruce site located in central Saskatchewan, Canada

Description: Observations are presented here for the late winter / early summer period (March 20 to June 26) for 2019 and 2020 at a mature black spruce site located in central Saskatchewan, Canada. Daily means and standard deviations of the diurnal variability are reported for photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), soil volumetric water content (VWC), soil temperature, air temperature, vapour pressure deficit (VPD) and gross primary production (GPP). The site is equipped with a walk-up scaffold tower, 25m in height. PAR was measured with a Li-COR LI190R installed at the top of the tower; air temperature and relative humidity were measured at 6m height with a Vaisala HMP45C probe housed in a 12-plate Gill radiation shield; soil temperature at 10 cm depth was measured at two locations with Type-T (copper-constantan) thermocouples and averaged; soil VWC at 7.5 cm depth was measured at two locations with Campbell Scientific CS615 probes and averaged; VPD was calculated from air temperature and relative humidity. GPP was calculated from eddy covariance measurements of net ecosystem exchange (NEE) using a Campbell Scientific CSAT3 sonic anemometer in combination with a Li-Cor LI7200 infrared gas analyzer installed at the top of the tower. NEE was then partitioned into GPP and total ecosystem respiration (Re). The eddy covariance system was not operational in 2019, so GPP is only reported for 2020. PAR data were recorded at 1 second resolution and averaged into 30-minute time bins to compare with other environmental variables, then averaged for daily resolution. All other variables were recorded at a 30-minute time resolution and averaged for daily resolution.
Authors: Pierrat, Zoe; University of California, Los Angeles; ORCID iD 0000-0002-6726-2406
Johnson, Bruce; University of Saskatchewan; ORCID iD 0000-0001-9013-5774
Helgason, Warren; University of Saskatchewan; ORCID iD 0000-0002-7068-5717
Barr, Alan G.; University of Saskatchewan; ORCID iD 0000-0003-2717-218X
Stutz, Jochen; University of California, Los Angeles; ORCID iD 0000-0001-6368-7629
Keywords: BERMS
Black spruce
Gross primary production
Soil temperature
Soil moisture
Photosynthetically active radiation
Vapour pressure deficit
Field of Research: 
Biological sciences
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Ecology (except applications)
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Plant physiological ecology
Publication Date: 2021-03-24
Publisher: Federated Research Data Repository / dépôt fédéré de données de recherche
Funder: Canada 150 Research Chairs; Canada 150 Research Chair in Hydrology and Remote Sensing
URI: https://doi.org/10.20383/101.0300
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Latitude
53.987
Longitude
-105.117

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Citation
Pierrat, Z., Johnson, B., Helgason, W., Barr, A., Stutz, J. (2021). Environmental and gross primary production observations for a mature black spruce site located in central Saskatchewan, Canada. Federated Research Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.20383/101.0300