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Ground temperatures, Liefdefjord, northwest Svalbard

Entry ID: ggd416

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Summary

Abstract: This dataset includes ground temperature data from coarse morainal (till) soil in a tundra area, on a 2-degree slope with rapid drainage, 45 m asl, at an undisturbed site with about 10 percent vegetation cover. A data logger was used with a sampling rate of 60 days; 1-day averaging period of individual measurements.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 79.58

S: 79.58

E: -12.98

W: -12.98

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1990-01-01

Stop Date: 1992-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN > KIEFDEFJORD, NORTHWEST SVALBARD

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE

LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE

CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE

LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Ancillary Keywords

Soil Temperature

Thermal Properties

Tundra

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/wdc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Frozen Ground Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC FGDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA