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Coring Data from Drained Thaw-Lake Basins of the Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska

Entry ID: ARCSS143

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Summary

Abstract: This data set includes measurements and observations taken from drained thaw-lake basin (DTLB) cores retrieved from Barrow and Atqasuk, Alaska in April and August of 2001 through 2003. Investigators selected young, medium, old, and ancient DTLBs to collect data from by surveying their vegetation. DTLBs become sites for the accumulation of organic carbon as peat deposits. With this research, investigators aimed to estimate the amount of carbon sequestered in drained basins, supplement current knowledge of the basic processes governing these important elements of the northern Alaskan landscape, and provide new information on landscape-scale response to climate change. Data files in Microsoft Excel format and documentation in Microsoft Word format are available via FTP.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 76.44

S: 70.43

E: -153.83

W: -156.98

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: James G. Bockheim

Dataset Title: Coring Data from Drained Thaw-Lake Basins of the Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska

Dataset Release Date: 2006-12-06

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA

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

Data Presentation Form: Digital media

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss143.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2001-04-01

Stop Date: 2003-08-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALASKA

Data Resolution

Temporal Resolution: biannual

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > POLLEN

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

ENVIRONMENT

Platform

FIELD INVESTIGATION

FIELD SURVEYS

Access Constraints These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.

Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=MI_Azore... when using these data.

Ancillary Keywords

Azorella

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Australian Antarctic Division

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC Phone: +61 3 6232 3244 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: metadata at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia

Distribution

Distribution Media: HTTP

Distribution Size: 2 kb

Distribution Format: csv

Fees: Free

Personnel

JUSTINE SHAW

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +61 429 422 921

Email: shaw.justine at gmail.com

Province or State: Tasmania

Country: AUSTRALIA

ALEKS TERAUDS

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +61 3 6232 3339

Email: aleks.terauds at aad.gov.au

Email: aleks.terauds at gmail.com

Contact Address:

Australian Antarctic Division

203 Channel Highway

City: Kingston

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7050

Country: Australia

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2013-04-15

Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-04-18

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