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Seasonal and annual dynamics of frozen ground, central highland of Iceland

Entry ID: ggd9

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Summary

Abstract: This dataset documents a nine-year study to investigate the seasonal and annual dynamics of frozen ground and explore the relationship with environmental factors. The presence/absence of frozen ground and active layer thickness were recorded three times over the growing season (4-7 July, 1-4 August, and 20-24 August) at 51 permanent points in different plant communities and on 12 palsas ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 64.5

S: 64.5

E: -18.67

W: -18.67

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1983-01-01

Stop Date: 1991-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > EUROPE > NORTHERN EUROPE > ICELAND > THJORSARVER, CENTRAL HIGHLAND, ICELAND

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > DEGREE DAYS

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW DEPTH

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Ancillary Keywords

Active Layer

Meteorology

Patterned Ground

Permafrost Properties

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

Distribution

Distribution Media: HTTP

Distribution Size: 26 kb

Distribution Format: Excel

Fees: Free

Personnel

ALEKS TERAUDS

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +61 3 6232 3339

Email: aleks.terauds at aad.gov.au

Email: aleks.terauds at gmail.com

Contact Address:

Australian Antarctic Division

203 Channel Highway

City: Kingston

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7050

Country: Australia

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-03-11

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-04-14

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