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Terrain and Vegetation of Imnavait Creek, AK: Permanent Plots

Entry ID: ARCSS110

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Summary

Abstract: The total annual freezing and thawing indices are defined as the cumulative number of degree-days when air temperatures are below and above zero degrees Celsius. The total annual freezing index has been widely used to predict permafrost distribution; estimate the maximum thickness of sea, lake, and river ice, and the maximum depth of ground-frost penetration; and classify snow types. The annual ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Title: Global Annual Freezing and Thawing Indices

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/nsidc-0063.html

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Science Keywords

LAND SURFACE > LAND TEMPERATURE > LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Instrument

INFRARED THERMOMETERS

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

SMEX04 > Soil Moisture Experiments in 2004

Ancillary Keywords

AMSR-E

DAAC

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NSIDC_DAAC

Data Center

NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html

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

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0400

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

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP

Distribution Size: 3.239 MB

Distribution Format: ASCII text

Personnel

TIMOTHY KEEFER

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: (520) 670-6381 ext. 158

Fax: (520) 670-5550

Email: tim.keefer at ars.usda.gov

Contact Address:

2000 E ALLEN RD

City: Tucson

Province or State: AZ

Postal Code: 85719-1596

Country: USA

Publications/References

Refer to the USDA SMEX04 Web site (http://hydrolab.arsusda.gov/smex04/) for in-depth information on the science mission and goal of the SMEX project.

Creation and Review Dates

SERF Creation Date: 2010-01-04
SERF Last Revision Date: 2010-01-05

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