Biocomplexity of Frost-boil Ecosystems Snow Data Report, Alaska North Slope https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.201 Summary 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. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 106.201 * doi:10.5065/D69K48BW https://doi.org/10.5065/D69K48BW Versions 1.0 Citation Raynolds, M., et al. 2009. Biocomplexity of Frost-boil Ecosystems Snow Data Report, Alaska North Slope. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D69K48BW Accessed 24 Apr 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, 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: multiple * Frequency: other * Language: English Grant Code 0120736 ISO Topic Categories * geoscientificInformation Categories * Active Layer/Permafrost * Arctic * Snow and Land Ice * Sub-Surface * Surface Platforms * Field Surveys Instruments * Snow Measuring Rod * Soil Temperature Probe GCMD Science Keywords * 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 Documentation * snow2004_dr0412.txt [5 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41A634DDF4D/snow2004_dr0412.txt Related links * download: NSF Arctic Data Center https://doi.org/10.5065/D69K48BW * homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/arcss * info: ARCSS Data Policy https://data.eol.ucar.edu/arctic_projects/arcss/Data_Policy.html Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2004-04-12 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2004-04-15 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 70.16183 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 69.14655 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -148.85236 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -148.46639 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: Hilmar A. Maier https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/302 Additional contact information * author: Martha K. Raynolds https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/842 * author: Donald A. (Skip) Walker https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/303 * author: Christine R. Martin https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/961 * originator: Hilmar A. Maier https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/302 * principalInvestigator: Donald A. (Skip) Walker https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/303 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.201?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.201?format=isotc211