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Land-Cover Map of the North Slope of Alaska

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ARCSS

Summary

This ArcInfo map provides a spatially explicit representation of the nature and distribution of land cover and tundra types on the North Slope of Alaska. This was done in support of extrapolating ecosystem models developed in the Kuparuk to the North Slope.

Data access

download: NSF Arctic Data Center

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6QN64V4
Versions	1.0 (2009-04-29)
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Related projects	ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science
Spatial Type	grid
Language	English
Grant Code	OPP-9415554
ISO Topic Categories	climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Categories	Arctic Land Character
Platforms	LANDSAT
Instruments	Multispectral Scanner - MSS
GCMD Science Keywords	ARCTIC TUNDRA LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION VEGETATION COVER Expand keywords
Documentation	ns_landcov.meta.txt [29 KiB]
Related links	info: ARCSS Data Policy homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage download: NSF Arctic Data Center

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1980-01-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2008-05-01 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 68.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 68.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -149.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -149.00

Primary point of contact information

Donald A. (Skip) Walker <ffdaw@uaf.edu>

Additional contact information

author: Steven V. Muller
author: Donald A. (Skip) Walker <ffdaw@uaf.edu>
originator: Donald A. (Skip) Walker <ffdaw@uaf.edu>
principalInvestigator: Donald A. (Skip) Walker <ffdaw@uaf.edu>

Citation

Muller, S., Walker, D. 2009. Land-Cover Map of the North Slope of Alaska. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6QN64V4. Accessed 26 Dec 2024.

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