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Russian Historical Soil Temperature Data

Entry ID: ARCSS078

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Summary

Abstract: This data set is a collection of monthly and annual average soil temperatures measured at Russian meteorological stations. Data were recovered from many sources and compiled by staff at the University of Colorado, USA, and the Russian Academy of Sciences in Puschino, Russia. Soil temperatures were measured at depths of 0.02 to 3.2 m using bent stem thermometers, extraction thermometers, and ...

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: 70.0	S: 45.0	E: 140.0	W: 35.0

Min Depth: 0.02 M Max Depth: 3.20 M

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Tingjun Zhang, Roger Barry, and David Gilichinsky, compilers

Dataset Title: Russian Historical Soil Temperature Data

Dataset Release Date: 2001-01-01, updated 2006

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA

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

Data Presentation Form: ASCII text files

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss078.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1882-01-01

Stop Date: 1990-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > EUROPE > EASTERN EUROPE > RUSSIA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE

LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Platform

GROUND STATIONS

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Instrument

THERMISTORS

THERMOMETERS

Project

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

Ancillary Keywords

ARCSS078

Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: ARCSS078

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: ARCSS078

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

Frozen Ground Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/
Dataset ID: ARCSS078

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: CD-ROM

Distribution Size: 5MB

Distribution Format: ASCII text files

Fees: none

Personnel

TINGJUN ZHANG

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 303-492-6199

Fax: 303-492-2359

Email: nsidc at nsidc.org

Contact Address:

National Snow and Ice Data Center

University of Colorado

CIRES, 449 UCB

City: Boulder

Province or State: Colorado

Postal Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

Publications/References

Gilichinsky, D.A., R.G. Barry, S.S. Bykhovets, V.A. Sorokovikov, T. Zhang, S.L. Zudin, and D.G. Fedorov-Davydov. 1998. A century of temperature observations of soil climate: methods of analysis and long-term trends. in Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Permafrost, Yellowknife, Canada, June 22-27, 1998:313-317.
Gilichinsky, D.A., S.S. Bykhovets, V.A. Sorokovikov, D.G. ...

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2001-07-20

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-11

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