Identification

Title

Biocomplexity of Frost-boil Ecosystems Snow Data Report, Alaska North Slope

Alternative title(s)

106.201

Abstract

This data report is a summary of snow-survey information collected during a trip to the Arctic Slope April 12-15, 2004. The data were all collected as part of the Biocomplexity of Frost-Boil Ecosystems study (Walker et al. 2004). Snow is an important factor affecting soil-surface temperatures during the winter. These data will be used to help model the influence of snow on frost heave. The data collected included 1. Snow depth and soil temperature information from 97 of the 117 permanent plots (releves) that are part of a vegetation classification study. 2. Snow density and snow-water-equivalent (SWE) measurements from the midpoints of the four sides of each of ten 10x10-m grids at Happy Valley, Sagwon, Franklin Bluffs, and Deadhorse. We were not able to access the grids on B.P.-leased lands atWest Dock, and Howe Island, because we did not have B.P.'s "authorization to proceed". 3. Snow depths at every meter within each of the ten grids. 4. Snow profile descriptions from each of the ten grids. 5. Heave measurements from iron re-bar at releve sites and V. Romanovsky heave meters. 6. Snow depth measurements every 100 m within 1 x 1 km plot and at 45 permanent plots at Happy Valley.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data.eol.ucar.edu//dataset/106.201

protocol: https

name: Biocomplexity of Frost-boil Ecosystems Snow Data Report, Alaska North Slope homepage

description: Dataset homepage

Unique resource identifier

code

106.201

codeSpace

Dataset language

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

geoscientificInformation

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

dataset

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2014-10-16

Keyword set

keyword value

Field Surveys

Keyword set

keyword value

Snow and Land Ice

Active Layer/Permafrost

Sub-Surface

Arctic

Surface

Keyword set

keyword value

EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT

EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW STRATIGRAPHY

EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE

EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW DEPTH

EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW DENSITY

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2018-02-27

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-148.85236

East bounding longitude

-148.46639

North bounding latitude

70.16183

South bounding latitude

69.14655

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2004-04-12T00:00:00Z

End position

2004-04-15T23:59:59Z

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2009-04-21T13:26:26Z

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

none

Limitations on public access

none

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

Alaska Geobotany Center

full postal address

Institute of Arctic Biology University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks

99709

telephone number

(907) 474-1540

email address

fnham@uaf.edu

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-02-07T22:48:22Z

Metadata language