Circumpolar Active-Layer Permafrost System (CAPS)
Entry ID: G01175

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Summary
Abstract: The Circumpolar Active-Layer Permafrost System (CAPS) CD-ROM contains data sets and information products pertaining to permafrost and frozen ground topics. CAPS was originally compiled by the International Permafrost Association's (IPA) Standing Committee on Data Information and Communication (SCDIC) in 1998, and was updated by NSIDC and the IPA's SCDIC in 2003. CAPS contains over 100 data sets ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0
Min Depth: SURFACE Max Depth: 2000 M

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Jerry Brown and the International Permafrost Association, Data and Information Working Group
Dataset Title: Circum-Arctic Map of Permafrost and Ground Ice in EASE-Grid Format
Dataset Release Date: 2001-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/G01175.html

Dataset Originator/Creator: Jerry Brown and the International Permafrost Association, Data and Information Working Group
Dataset Title: Circumpolar Active-Layer Permafrost System (CAPS)
Dataset Release Date: 1998-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/G01175.html
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Originating Center
Data Center
Spatial Data and Metadata Server, National Wetlands Research Center, Biological Resources Division, USGS, U.S. Department of the Interior Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://sdms.cr.usgs.gov/pub/resource.html

Data Center Personnel
Name: THOMAS DOYLE
Phone: 318 266-8647
Fax: 318 266-8513
Email: thomas_doyle at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
National Wetlands Research Center
Biological Resources Division
U.S. Geological Survey
700 Cajundome Boulevard
City: Lafayette
Province or State: LA
Postal Code: 70506
Country: USA
Personnel
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 318 266-8647
Fax: 318 266-8513
Email: thomas_doyle at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
National Wetlands Research Center
Biological Resources Division
U.S. Geological Survey
700 Cajundome Boulevard
City: Lafayette
Province or State: LA
Postal Code: 70506
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-05-30

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