Canadian Transect of Soils and Vegetation for the Circumpolar Arctic
Vegetation Map
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS081

Summary
This dataset contains Canadian Transect of Soils and Vegetation for the
Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map data. The report summarizes environmental,
vegetation, and soil data collected from 116 releves along a 2000-km transect
from Amund Ringnes, Axel Heiberg, and Ellesmere Islands in the northern
Canadian Arctic to a site at the southern edge of the Canadian tundra. Data
include sample site descriptions (e.g., thaw depths, aspect, and surficial
geology); soil pH, chemistry, and texture; and vascular, bryophyte, and lichen
species cover. Scientists involved in the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map
(CAVM) project, with the help of undergraduate students enrolled in a
University of Minnesota field course, conducted this north-south transect
study of the Canadian Arctic to investigate large-scale climate-related
variations in vegetation.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 106.ARCSS081
 * doi:10.5065/D6FB512M
   https://doi.org/10.5065/D6FB512M

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 Gonzalez, G., Gould, W., Raynolds, M. 2009. Canadian Transect of Soils and
 Vegetation for the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR
 - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6FB512M Accessed 21
 Dec 2024.

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Acknowledgement
In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements,
please acknowledge NSF 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: point
 * Frequency: no set schedule
 * Language: English

ISO Topic Categories
 * climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Categories
 * Arctic
 * Chemistry
 * Land Character
 * Soils
 * Vegetation

Platforms
 * Field Surveys

Instruments
 * Soil Sampler
 * Visual Observations

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA > ARCTIC TUNDRA
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > NITROGEN
 * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > FUNGI > LICHENS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > CARBON
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > ACTIVE LAYER
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL BULK DENSITY
 * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > PHOSPHORUS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL PH
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > POTASSIUM
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEXTURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
 * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION SPECIES
 * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER

Documentation
 * readme_arcss081.txt [5 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41AAD4E52E1/readme_arcss081.txt
 * report_excerpt.txt [16 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41AAD4E57FC/report_excerpt.txt

Related links
 * download: NSF Arctic Data Center
   https://doi.org/10.5065/D6FB512M
 * 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

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 1999-07-19 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 1999-09-11 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 80.00
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 64.00
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -112.00
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -85.00

Primary contact information
 * pointOfContact: Grizelle Gonzalez <ggonzalez@fs.fed.us>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/767

Additional contact information
 * author: Grizelle Gonzalez <ggonzalez@fs.fed.us>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/767
 * author: William A. Gould <wgould@fs.fed.us>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/327
 * originator: Grizelle Gonzalez <ggonzalez@fs.fed.us>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/767
 * author: Martha K. Raynolds <mkraynolds@alaska.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/842

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS081?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS081?format=isotc211