Active Layer Depth and Snow Depth, Kuparuk Basin, 1995

Ken Hinkel, University of Cincinnati

The seven data files include measurements of 1995 active layer and
snow depth made on the 1 km ARCSS grids in the Kuparuk Basin.
Ancillary information is also included.  The files are
comma-delimited as some data are missing.  Each contains 121 rows
(plus column heading row), representing the 121 surveyed grid
nodes spaced at 100 meters.  The columns are arranged as follows:

Column A: Grid Node (1-121, as suggested by LAII protocol). Begins
     in NW corner.
Column B: Northing (UTM) at grid node.
Column C: Easting (UTM) at grid node.
Column D: Elevation (m) at grid node.
Column E: Snow depth (Spring 1995 at grid node, in cm).  Usually
     average based on 2-4 measurements at grid node.
Column F-End:  Active layer depth (cm), with column heading (al-)
     giving date of measurement at grid node.  In most cases,
     represents an average measurement based on two readings.

This arrangement allows for easy importation into any software
package.  Furthermore, it will expedite data entry since new
columns are simply added and labeled in spreadsheet.  Columns can
then be compared or isolated for mapping.

The data files listed below refer to the following sites:
atk.dat = Atqasuk
bar.dat = Barrow
bp.dat  = Betty Pingo
hv.dat  = Happy Valley
imn.dat = Imnavait Creek
too.dat = Toolik Lake
wd.dat  = West Dock

This data was compiled by Kenneth M. Hinkel, Department of
Geography, ML 131, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH