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Terrain and Vegetation of Toolik Lake, AK: Permanent Plots

Entry ID: ARCSS018

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Summary

Abstract: This data set is a summary of environmental, soil, and vegetation information collected from 81 study plots at the Toolik Lake research site in northern Alaska. Data include site factors, soil classification, description, and physical and chemical properties, as well as plant species cover. Investigators examined typical and characteristic vegetation communities of the area around Toolik Lake.

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Description: Complementary data can be found in the arcss110 data set, 'Terrain and Vegetation of Imnavait Creek, AK: Permanent Plots.' The data report is a summary of environmental, soil, and vegetation information collected from 73 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, as well as plant species cover.

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Description: The maps derived from interpretations of data in this report are presented in the Imnavait 1:500 and 1:6000 data in the ARCSS017 data set, 'GIS Data from the Alaska North Slope.'

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 68.66

S: 68.61

E: -149.54

W: -149.67

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Donald A. Walker

Dataset Title: Terrain and Vegetation of Toolik Lake, AK: Permanent Plots

Dataset Release Date: 1996-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO, USA

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss018.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1989-08-01

Stop Date: 1989-08-26

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

VERTICAL LOCATION > LAND SURFACE

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

ELEVATION

Platform

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS

Instrument

CAMERAS

PH METERS

Project

ARCSS > Arctic System Science

ARCSS/LAII/FLUX > Arctic System Science/Land-Atmosphere-Ice Interaction/fluxes

NSF/OPP > Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation

Ancillary Keywords

ADCC

Alaska

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: ARCSS018

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

Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/arcss/
Dataset ID: ARCSS018

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC ARCSS 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

Distribution

Distribution Media: ftp

Distribution Size: 1 KB - 494 KB

Distribution Format: ASCII text files, MS Excel files, MS Word files

Personnel

DONALD (SKIP) A. WALKER

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 907-474-2460

Email: ffdaw at uaf.edu

Contact Address:

Institute of Arctic Biology

University of Alaska Fairbanks

City: Fairbanks

Province or State: AK

Postal Code: 99775-6780

Country: USA

NATALYA C. BARRY

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Contact Address:

Joint Facility for Regional Ecosystem Analysis

Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research

University of Colorado

UCB 450

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80309

NSIDC USER SERVICES

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

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

Publications/References

World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Leaders for Tomorrow Environment Task Force, Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University (2000), 2000 Pilot Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI), Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, New Haven, CT, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/esi-pilot-environmental-s...

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2002-04-18

Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-02-12

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