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Digital Geotechnical Database for the Mackenzie Valley/Delta Region

Entry ID: ggd637

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Summary

Abstract: The Mackenzie Valley Geotechnical Database is a compilation of existing geological and geotechnical data for over 12,000 boreholes that extend from the arctic coast to northwestern Alberta. Additional information on site conditions such as terrain disturbance, vegetation and geomorphology are also included. The original database, compiled in the early 1970s by Proudfoot and Lawrence (1976), ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 70.5

S: 59.4

E: 119.0

W: 138.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Margo Burgess, Sharon Smith, and Ted Lawrence

Dataset Title: Digital Geotechnical Database for the Mackenzie Valley/Delta Region

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

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/ggd637.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1968-01-01

Stop Date: 1991-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > PERMAFROST

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Ancillary Keywords

Boreholes

Engineering

geotechnical data

Permafrost

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NSIDC_FGDC

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: GGD637

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/
Dataset ID: GGD637

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/
Dataset ID: GGD637

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: FTP

Distribution Size: 23 MB

Distribution Format: ASCII text

Personnel

KARL KREUTZ

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: (207) 581-3011

Fax: 207 581-3011

Email: karl.kreutz at maine.edu

Contact Address:

University of Maine

Climate Change Institute

Stable Isotope Laboratory

236 Sawyer Environmental Research Center

City: Orono

Province or State: Maine

Postal Code: 04469

Country: USA

Publications/References

Breton, D. J., G. S. Hamilton, C. T. Hess. 2009. Design, Optimization and Calibration of an Automated Density Gauge for Firn and Ice Cores. Journal of Glaciology, 55(194): 1092-1100. www.igsoc.org/journal/55/194/t09J008.pdf.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-10-18

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-14

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