N-Factor Values and Air and Ground Surface Temperatures, Kuparuk River Basin,
Alaska
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS087

Summary
This data set includes ground surface temperatures and air temperatures
measured at ten study plots within the Kuparuk River basin of north-central
Alaska. Computed thaw-season "n-factor" values are also included (the n-factor
is defined as the ratio of the sum of thawing degree days at the soil-surface
to that in the air). Data were collected in an effort to evaluate differences
between air and ground-surface temperatures associated with different natural
landcover types, and to assess the utility of the "n-factor" concept as a tool
in geocryological mapping. Detailed descriptions of field procedures and
assumptions are provided in Klene (2000) and Klene et al. (2001). Klene, A.E.
2000. The N-Factor in Natural Landscapes: Relations Between Air and
Soil-Surface Temperatures in the Kuparuk River Basin, Alaska. Elmer, NJ:
Publications in Climatology 53, C.W. Thorntwaite Associates. 77 pp. Klene,
A.E., F.E. Nelson, N.I. Shiklomanov, and K.M. Hinkel. 2001. The n-factor in
natural landscapes: variability of air and soil-surface temperatures, Kuparuk
River basin, Alaska. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 33: 140-148.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 106.ARCSS087
 * doi:10.5065/D69S1P60
   https://doi.org/10.5065/D69S1P60

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 Nelson, F., et al. 2009. N-Factor Values and Air and Ground Surface
 Temperatures, Kuparuk River Basin, Alaska. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth
 Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D69S1P60 Accessed 16 Apr 2024.

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Acknowledgement
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please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as:

  Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of
  the National Science Foundation.
  https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

Related projects
 * ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ARCSS

Additional information
 * Spatial Type: grid
 * Frequency: daily
 * Language: English

ISO Topic Categories
 * climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Categories
 * Active Layer/Permafrost
 * Arctic
 * Land Character
 * Meteorology

Platforms
 * Weather Stations

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SURFACE THERMAL PROPERTIES > SKIN TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > SKIN TEMPERATURE

Documentation
 * readme_arcss087.txt [5 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41AB04E52E4/readme_arcss087.txt

Related links
 * info: ARCSS Data Policy
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/arctic_projects/arcss/Data_Policy.html
 * homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/arcss
 * download: NSF Arctic Data Center
   https://doi.org/10.5065/D69S1P60

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 1995-06-20 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 1997-08-31 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 70.284
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 68.611
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -149.618
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -148.593

Primary contact information
 * pointOfContact: Anna E. Klene <klene@udel.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/770

Additional contact information
 * author: Frederick E. Nelson <fnelson@udel.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1107
 * author: Anna E. Klene <klene@udel.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/770
 * author: Nikolay I. Shiklomanov <shiklom@udel.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/754
 * originator: Anna E. Klene <klene@udel.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/770

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS087?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS087?format=isotc211