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Preliminary Investigation of Paleoenvironment, Processes, and Carbon Stocks of Drained Thaw-Lake Basins, Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska

Entry ID: ARCSS089

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Summary

Abstract: This data set contains measurements taken from 78 drained thaw-lake basins on the Arctic Coastal Plain between Barrow and Atqasuk, Alaska. Investigators collected and analyzed sediment cores to determine soil and vegation composition, and used Landsat 7+ imagery and degree of basin polygonization to determine the relative age of the basins. Analysis of the cores included pollen, radiocarbon, and organic carbon subsampling. This project was part of an effort to determine the amount of carbon sequestered in drained basins, to determine changes in carbon accumulation rates over time, and to understand the influence of climate on the geomorphological evolution of lake basins on the Arctic Coastal Plain.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 71.31

S: 70.91

E: -155.55

W: -157.14

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Wendy R. Eisner

Dataset Title: Preliminary Investigation of Paleoenvironment, Processes, and Carbon Stocks of Drained Thaw-Lake Basins, Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska

Dataset Release Date: 2003-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO, USA

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

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss089.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2000-08-01

Stop Date: 2001-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALASKA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > CARBON

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > POLLEN

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

ENVIRONMENT

OCEANS

Project

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

SCAR-MARBIN > SCAR Marine Biodiversity Information Network

Access Constraints see http://www.scarmarbin.be/datapolicy.php

Use Constraints see http://www.scarmarbin.be/datapolicy.php

Ancillary Keywords

Polychaeta

Admiralty Bay

Benthos

Originating Center

University of Lodz

Data Center

Marine Biodiversity Information Network, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, International Council for Science

Data Center URL: http://www.scarmarbin.be/

Data Center Personnel
Name: BRUNO DANIS Phone: +32(0)2 6274139 Fax: +32(0)2 6274277 Email: bruno.danis at scarmarbin.be Contact Address: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences 29 Rue Vautier City: Brussels Postal Code: 1000 Country: BELGIUM

Distribution

Distribution Format: www

Fees: free

Personnel

JACEK SICIŃSKI

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Email: sicinski at biol.uni.lodz.pl

BRUNO DANIS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +32(0)2 6274139

Fax: +32(0)2 6274277

Email: bruno.danis at scarmarbin.be

Contact Address:

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

29 Rue Vautier

City: Brussels

Postal Code: 1000

Country: BELGIUM

Publications/References

Sicinski J. 2008. Admiralty Bay Benthos Diversity Data Base (ABBED). Polychaeta. (http://www.scarmarbin.be) or: Sicinski J., Pabis K. 2008. Admiralty Bay Benthos Diversity Data Base (ABBED). Polychaeta.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2009-01-26

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-06-22

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