Water quality data for lakes on the North Slope of Alaska

A regional assessment of thermokarst lakes across the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska was conducted using satellite images to detect changes in lake coverage and morphometry during the satellite era. This effort was supplemented by the use of digital aerial photographs to extend the analysis back to ~1950, and to assess temporal patterns of change. The analyses were augmented by summer field studies focused on lake evaporation, seasonal and interannual changes in fundamental lake characteristics, and collection of lake water temperature and bathymetry in three study areas. The measurement program is designed to map patterns of shoreline changes, monitor interannual variations in lake levels, and estimate energy and moisture exchange between lakes and the atmosphere. In summer 2008, lakes near Barrow were studied and instrumented. In 2009, the focus was on lakes further inland near Atqasuk. In 2010, lakes near the Arctic Coastal Plain-Arctic Foothills were studied.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  2008-06-06T00:00:00Z
    End:  2010-08-30T23:59:59Z

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 2008-06-06T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 2010-08-30T23:59:59Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 71.27800
Bounding Box South Lat 69.95100
Bounding Box West Long -156.99100
Bounding Box East Long -156.31300
Spatial Representation N/A
Spatial Resolution N/A
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Documentation #1 : Lake_LocationsWQ.htm

Documentation #2 : Maurer_Readme.pdf

106.335 : is a companion to dataset 106.333

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Asset Size 1 MB
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Author Kenneth M. Hinkel
Wendy R. Eisner
Richard A. Beck
Publisher UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory
Publication Date 2011-11-02T14:55:57
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Not Assigned
Alternate Identifier 106.333
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category inlandWaters
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2024-02-07T22:51:46Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::106.333
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Kenneth M. Hinkel, Wendy R. Eisner, Richard A. Beck. (2011). Water quality data for lakes on the North Slope of Alaska. 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://data.eol.ucar.edu//dataset/106.333. Accessed 04 February 2025.

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