[Sensor_Name: Short_Name='SOIL SAMPLER']
Canadian Transect of Soils and Vegetation for the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map
Entry ID: ARCSS081

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Summary
Abstract: This report summarizes environmental, vegetation, and soil data collected from 116 releves along a 2000-km transect from Amund Ringnes, Axel Heiberg, and Ellesmere Islands in the northern Canadian Arctic to a site at the southern edge of the Canadian tundra. Data include sample site descriptions (e.g., thaw depths, aspect, and surficial geology); soil pH, chemistry, and texture; and vascular, bryophyte, and lichen species cover. Scientists involved in the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Mapping (CAVM) project, with the help of undergraduate students enrolled in a University of Minnesota field course, conducted this north-south transect study of the Canadian Arctic to investigate large-scale climate-related variations in vegetation.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 80.0   S: 64.0   E: -85.0   W: -112.0
Min Altitude: 2 M Max Altitude: 200 M

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Grizelle Gonzalez, William A. Gould, and Martha K. Raynolds
Dataset Title: Canadian Transect of Soils and Vegetation for the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map
Dataset Release Date: 2002-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Data Presentation Form: Table
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss081.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1999-07-19
Stop Date: 1999-09-11
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA Parameter Definition
BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > INDIGENOUS VEGETATION Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
Platform
GROUND STATIONS Ancillary Description
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS Ancillary Description
Instrument
CAMERAS Ancillary Description
PH METERS Ancillary Description
SOIL SAMPLER Ancillary Description
Project
Ancillary Keywords
Amund Ringnes Island
ARCSS081
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
ADCC
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: ARCSS081

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
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Distribution
Distribution Media: ftp
Distribution Size: 0.6 KB and 32 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII
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
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Publications/References
Gonzalez, G., W.A. Gould, and M.K. Raynolds. 2000. 1999 Canadian Transect for the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map. Data report, Northern Ecosystem Analysis and Mapping Laboratory, Fairbanks, AK. Digital version available from the National Snow and Ice Data Center, Boulder, CO. Identifier no. ARCSS081.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2002-01-18
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-12-20

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