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Soil Survey along the Dempster Highway, Yukon Territory, Canada

Entry ID: ARCSS056

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Summary

Abstract: Soil survey information from plots along the Dempster Highway in Yukon Territory, Canada, includes soil consistency, soil texture, soil moisture, pedon information, flooding information (frequency and duration), erosion, runoff, soil temperature, precipitation, bedrock, major land resource areas, horizon data (thickness, soil pores, rock fragments, roots, soil surface feature, effervescence), mineralogy, and oxalate data elements collected in the field and the lab. An attached SAS program is included with each data file for importing data to SAS statistical software.

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 68.97

S: 65.05

E: -133.48

W: -139.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: John S. Kimble

Dataset Title: Soil Survey along the Dempster Highway, Yukon Territory, Canada

Dataset Release Date: 1995-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.

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

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss056.html

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA > YUKON TERRITORY

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC > CANADA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > FLOODS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ENVIRONMENT

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Instrument

VISUAL OBSERVATIONS

Project

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

Ancillary Keywords

ACID OXALATE EXTRACTABLE AL

ACID OXALATE EXTRACTABLE FE

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: ARCSS056

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: ARCSS056

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

Distribution

Distribution Media: ftp

Distribution Size: 510 KB

Distribution Format: ASCII text files

Personnel

JOHN M. KIMBLE

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 402-437-5376

Fax: 402-437-5336

Email: jkimble at gw.nssc.nrcs.usda.gov

Contact Address:

US Department of Agriculture

Natural Resources Conservation Service-National

Federal Building, Room 152, MS33, 100

City: Lincoln

Province or State: NE

Postal Code: 68508-3866

Country: USA

NSIDC USER SERVICES

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

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

Publications/References

American Society for Testing and Materials, 1970, Book of ASTM standards, pp. 212-219. Blakemore, L. C., P. L. Searle, and B. K. Daly, 1987, New Zealand Soil Bureau Scientific Report 80. Holmgren, G. G. S. and C. S. Holzhey, 1984, A simple colorimetric measurement for humic acids in spodic horizons. SSSAJ 48:1374-1378. Holmgren, G. G. S. and J. M. Kimble, 1984, Field estimation of amorphous ...

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 1999-07-09

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-12-15

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