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Snow on the Alaska North Slope Grids

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Summary

This data report is a summary of snow-survey information collected during a trip to the Arctic Slope on April 9-14, 2003. The data were all collected as part of the Biocomplexity of Frost-Boil Ecosystems study (Walker et al. 2003, in press). 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 106 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 twelve 10x10-m grids at Happy Valley, Sagwon, Franklin Bluffs, Deadhorse, West Dock, and Howe Island.
3. Snow depths at every meter within the grids.
4. Snow profile descriptions from each grid.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D68S4N4H
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2010-11-30)
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Related projects	ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science
Spatial Type	multiple
Frequency	other
Language	English
Grant Code	0120736
ISO Topic Categories	geoscientificInformation
Categories	Active Layer/Permafrost Arctic Hydrology Land Based Precipitation Snow and Land Ice Soils Sub-Surface Surface
Platforms	Field Surveys
Instruments	Snow Measuring Rod Soil Temperature Probe
GCMD Science Keywords	SNOW DENSITY SNOW DEPTH SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT SOIL TEMPERATURE Expand keywords
Documentation	snow2003_dr0310.txt [6 KiB]
Related links	info: ARCSS Data Policy homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2003-04-09 00:00:00
End datetime	2003-04-14 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 70.38142, Minimum (South) Latitude: 69.14655
Minimum (West) Longitude: -148.85236, Maximum (East) Longitude: -148.46667

Primary point of contact information

Hilmar A. Maier <fnham@uaf.edu>

Additional contact information

author: Donald A. (Skip) Walker <ffdaw@uaf.edu>
author: Martha K. Raynolds <mkraynolds@alaska.edu>
author: Christine R. Martin <fncrm@uaf.edu>
originator: Hilmar A. Maier <fnham@uaf.edu>
principalInvestigator: Donald A. (Skip) Walker <ffdaw@uaf.edu>

Citation

Walker, D., et al. 2010. Snow on the Alaska North Slope Grids. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D68S4N4H. Accessed 27 Apr 2024.

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