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Arctic Alaska Soil Climate Archive

Metadata

File Identifier: 12309_iso.xml
Metadata Language: eng; CAN
: utf8
Resource Type: Dataset
Responsible Party: Individual Name: Polar Data Catalogue Organisation Name: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network Role: Point Of Contact Contact Info: Voice: (519) 888-4567 x32689 Street Address: 200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo City: Waterloo Province/State: Ontario Postal Code/ZIP: N2L 3G1 Country: Canada E-Mail Address: pdc@uwaterloo.ca
Metadata Date: 2015-04-30
Metadata Standard Name: North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003
Metadata Standard Version: 2009-01-01

Data Identification

Abstract: Arctic Alaska soil climate; since 1995 and continuing. Nine solar powered, soil climate research stations are maintained annually. Active layer and near-surface permafrost are instrumented to 120 cm at: Barrow since 1995-6 (2 sites); Atqasuk (1 site1996); West Dock (2 sites 2001); Betty Pingo (1); Sagwon (2 sites, 1996) and Toolik (1 site 1998). Stations monitor soil temperature at various depths to a maximum of 120 cm, and soil water content at 5, 20, and 35 cm depths. Measurements are made at 20-minute intervals and averaged and recorded every hour.
Purpose: A soil survey is a resource inventory where field scientists collect, organize, and interpret information about the natural resources in an area. Although the main focus is on soils, data is also collected on vegetation, landforms, and surface hydrology. Soil surveys help landowners and communities select the best sites for homes, schools, airfields, roads, landfills, and agriculture. They provide a scientific inventory of soil resources for making maps, identifying physical and chemical properties of soils, as well as supplying current information on potential uses and limitations of each soil.
Language: eng; CAN
Citation:
Contact Info: Title: Arctic Alaska Soil Climate Archive Date: Date: 2015-04-30 Date Type: Publication Date Individual Name: Seybold, Cathy Role: Principal Investigator Individual Name: Seybold, Cathy Role:
Point Of Contact:
Individual Name: Polar Data Catalogue Organisation Name: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network Role: Point Of Contact Contact Info: Voice: (519) 888-4567 x32689 Street Address: 200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo City: Waterloo Province/State: Ontario Postal Code/ZIP: N2L 3G1 Country: Canada E-Mail Address: pdc@uwaterloo.ca Online Resource: polardata.ca
Topic Category: Environment and Conservation
Keyword Collection:
Keyword: Active layer Keyword: Alaska Keyword: Climate Keyword: Soil moisture Keyword: Soils Keyword: Temperature Associated Thesaurus: Polar Data Catalogue Thesaurus (Canada) Keyword: Barrow and other sites, Alaska, USA
Spatial Extent:
West Bounding Longitude: -157 East Bounding Longitude: -156 North Bounding Latitude: 71.5 South Bounding Latitude: 71
Legal Constraints:
Access Constraints: Other Restrictions Use Constraints: Other Restrictions Other Constraints: Terms of Use of the Polar Data Catalogue: https://www.polardata.ca/pdcinput/public/termsofuse

Distribution

Distribution Format:
Format Name: Digital file Format Version: 1.0
Distributor:
Distributor Contact: Individual Name: Polar Data Catalogue Organisation Name: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network Role: Distributor Contact Info: Voice: (519) 888-4567 x32689 Street Address: 200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo City: Waterloo Province/State: Ontario Postal Code/ZIP: N2L 3G1 Country: Canada E-Mail Address: pdc@uwaterloo.ca

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