Terrain and Vegetation of Imnavait Creek, AK: Toposequence Study https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS111 Summary This data report is a summary of environmental, soil, and vegetation information collected from 23 study plots at the Department of Energy R4D research site, located near Imnavait Creek in northern Alaska. Data include site factors, soil classification, description, and physical and chemical properties, and plant species cover. Study plots characterize two typical hillslopes of the Imnavait Creek Watershed. An assessment for photointerpreting vegetation signatures based on data findings is provided. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 106.ARCSS111 * doi:10.5065/D6VQ30SC https://doi.org/10.5065/D6VQ30SC Versions 1.0 Citation Walker, D., Lederer, N., Walker, D. 2011. Terrain and Vegetation of Imnavait Creek, AK: Toposequence Study. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6VQ30SC Accessed 29 Mar 2024. 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TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > WATERSHED CHARACTERISTICS * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY STRUCTURE * EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION > CONTOUR MAPS * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > SPECIES DOMINANCE INDICES * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA > ARCTIC TUNDRA * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL PLASTICITY * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL CHEMISTRY * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LANDSCAPE > LANDSCAPE PATTERNS * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL STRUCTURE * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > MOSSES/HORNWORTS/LIVERWORTS * EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS > PEATLANDS * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > POTASSIUM * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER FEATURES > WETLANDS * EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > SEASONALLY FROZEN GROUND * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > ACTIVE LAYER * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > GLACIAL LANDFORMS * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER FEATURES > RIVERS/STREAMS * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > PLANT CHARACTERISTICS * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > CALCIUM * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW MELT * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS > DRAINAGE * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEXTURE * EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > LAND MANAGEMENT > LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION * EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > ACTIVE LAYER * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL DEPTH * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS > RIPARIAN WETLANDS * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > NITROGEN * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > ORGANIC MATTER * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL SALINITY/SOIL SODICITY * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS > PALUSTRINE WETLANDS * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL CONSISTENCE * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > SEASONALLY FROZEN GROUND * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION SPECIES * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION > TOPOGRAPHICAL RELIEF MAPS * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > MAGNESIUM * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL COLOR * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL PH * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GROUND WATER > GROUND WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS > DRAINAGE * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > DECIDUOUS VEGETATION * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL HORIZONS/PROFILE * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > GYMNOSPERMS > CONIFERS * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LANDSCAPE > LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL CLASSIFICATION * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > FUNGI > LICHENS * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > INDIGENOUS VEGETATION * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > FLUVIAL LANDFORMS * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL BULK DENSITY * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > WEATHERING Documentation * ARCSS111ReadMe.html [75 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/4238AE8FD49/ARCSS111ReadMe.html Related links * companion: 106.ARCSS110: Terrain and Vegetation of Imnavait Creek, AK: Permanent Plots https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS110 * companion: 106.ARCSS112: Terrain and Vegetation of Imnavait Creek, AK: Classification and Mapping https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS112 * companion: 106.ARCSS117: Glacial Geology Map of the Toolik Lake and Upper Kuparuk River Region, Alaska https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS117 * companion: 106.ARCSS110: Terrain and Vegetation of Imnavait Creek, AK: Permanent Plots https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS110 * companion: 106.ARCSS117: Glacial Geology Map of the Toolik Lake and Upper Kuparuk River Region, Alaska https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS117 * companion: 106.ARCSS112: Terrain and Vegetation of Imnavait Creek, AK: Classification and Mapping https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS112 * homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/arcss * download: NSF Arctic Data Center https://doi.org/10.5065/D6VQ30SC * info: ARCSS Data Policy https://data.eol.ucar.edu/arctic_projects/arcss/Data_Policy.html Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 1984-08-01 01:01:00 * End datetime: 1985-09-04 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 68.63 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 68.59 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -149.37 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -149.26 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: Donald A. (Skip) Walker https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/303 Additional contact information * author: Donald A. (Skip) Walker https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/303 * author: Nan D. Lederer https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1131 * originator: Donald A. (Skip) Walker https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/303 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS111?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS111?format=isotc211