Water quality data for lakes on the North Slope of Alaska https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.333 Summary A regional assessment of thermokarst lakes across the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska was conducted using satellite images to detect changes in lake coverage and morphometry during the satellite era. This effort was supplemented by the use of digital aerial photographs to extend the analysis back to ~1950, and to assess temporal patterns of change. The analyses were augmented by summer field studies focused on lake evaporation, seasonal and interannual changes in fundamental lake characteristics, and collection of lake water temperature and bathymetry in three study areas. The measurement program is designed to map patterns of shoreline changes, monitor interannual variations in lake levels, and estimate energy and moisture exchange between lakes and the atmosphere. In summer 2008, lakes near Barrow were studied and instrumented. In 2009, the focus was on lakes further inland near Atqasuk. In 2010, lakes near the Arctic Coastal Plain-Arctic Foothills were studied. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 106.333 * doi:10.5065/D66Q1VCP https://doi.org/10.5065/D66Q1VCP Versions 1.0 Citation Hinkel, K., Eisner, W., Beck, R. 2011. Water quality data for lakes on the North Slope of Alaska. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D66Q1VCP Accessed 28 Mar 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 * ACADIS: Advanced Cooperative Arctic Data and Information Service https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ACADIS Additional information * Language: English Grant Code 0713813 ISO Topic Categories * inlandWaters Categories * Arctic * Hydrology * Land Based Platforms * Hydrological Stations Instruments * Apparatus for Water Quality Test Sites * Alaska * North Slope GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PH * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER FEATURES > LAKES/RESERVOIRS * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > WATER CHARACTERISTICS > CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATIONS * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > WATER CHARACTERISTICS > TURBIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY Documentation * Lake_LocationsWQ.htm [15 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/4243C1229551/Lake_LocationsWQ.htm * Maurer_Readme.pdf [84 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/4243C11B7438/Maurer_Readme.pdf Related links * companion: 106.335: Water temperature and bathymetric depth soundings for lakes on the North Slope of Alaska https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.335 * 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/D66Q1VCP Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2008-06-06 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2010-08-30 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 71.278 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 69.951 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -156.991 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -156.313 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: Kenneth M. Hinkel https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/107 Additional contact information * author: Kenneth M. Hinkel https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/107 * author: Wendy R. Eisner https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/771 * author: Richard A. Beck https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1064 * principalInvestigator: Kenneth M. Hinkel https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/107 * principalInvestigator: Wendy R. Eisner https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/771 * principalInvestigator: Richard A. Beck https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1064 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.333?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.333?format=isotc211