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Snow and Vegetation Measurements from Selected Sites Near Council, Alaska, USA, 2000-2002

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ARCSS

Summary

A combination of snow depth, snow temperature, snow water equivalent (SWE), and albedo measurements were taken from the spring of 2000 to the fall of 2002 at five sites near Council, Alaska. The sites vary in land cover type from forest to tundra. The purpose of the investigation was to understand the potential effects of climate change on the region by measuring how conditions change along a vegetation gradient. These data, which characterize snow cover and snow-holding capacity of various vegetation types, can help scientists understand how key meteorological events impact the arctic landscape. Data files are in Excel format and include plots of the data and supplementary data information.

Data access

download: NSF Arctic Data Center

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D62805R7
Versions	1.0 (2009-04-29)
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Related projects	ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	criteria
Language	English
Grant Code	OPP-9732077
ISO Topic Categories	climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Categories	Arctic Land Character Snow and Land Ice Surface Vegetation
Platforms	Field Surveys
Instruments	Snow Measuring Rod Temperature Loggers
Sites	Alaska
GCMD Science Keywords	ALBEDO ALBEDO SNOW DEPTH SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE VEGETATION COVER Expand keywords
Documentation	index.html [20 KiB] readme.txt [5 KiB]
Related links	info: ARCSS Data Policy homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage download: NSF Arctic Data Center

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2000-05-09 00:00:00
End datetime	2002-10-03 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 64.9354, Minimum (South) Latitude: 64.5029
Minimum (West) Longitude: -163.7378, Maximum (East) Longitude: -163.6496

Primary point of contact information

Matthew Sturm <msturm@crrel.usace.army.mil>

Additional contact information

author: Matthew Sturm <msturm@crrel.usace.army.mil>
author: Charles H. Racine <charles_racine@yahoo.com>
author: Glen E. Liston <liston@cira.colostate.edu>
author: Jon Holmgren <holmgren@crrel.usace.army.mil>
author: Thomas A. Douglas <Thomas.A.Douglas@usace.army.mil>
author: Ken Tape <kdtape@alaska.edu>
author: Peter Olsson <olsson@aeff.at.uaa.alaska.ed>
author: Karl Volz <volz@aeff.uaa.alaska.edu>
author: April Cheuvront
author: Paul Heflinger
originator: Matthew Sturm <msturm@crrel.usace.army.mil>
principalInvestigator: Matthew Sturm <msturm@crrel.usace.army.mil>
principalInvestigator: Charles H. Racine <charles_racine@yahoo.com>

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Citation

Sturm, M., et al. 2009. Snow and Vegetation Measurements from Selected Sites Near Council, Alaska, USA, 2000-2002. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D62805R7. Accessed 21 Dec 2024.

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