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Canadian Transect of Soils and Vegetation for the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map
Entry ID: ARCSS081

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Summary
Abstract: This report summarizes environmental, vegetation, and soil data collected from 116 releves along a 2000-km transect from Amund Ringnes, Axel Heiberg, and Ellesmere Islands in the northern Canadian Arctic to a site at the southern edge of the Canadian tundra. Data include sample site descriptions (e.g., thaw depths, aspect, and surficial geology); soil pH, chemistry, and texture; and vascular, bryophyte, and lichen species cover. Scientists involved in the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Mapping (CAVM) project, with the help of undergraduate students enrolled in a University of Minnesota field course, conducted this north-south transect study of the Canadian Arctic to investigate large-scale climate-related variations in vegetation.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 80.0   S: 64.0   E: -85.0   W: -112.0
Min Altitude: 2 M Max Altitude: 200 M

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Grizelle Gonzalez, William A. Gould, and Martha K. Raynolds
Dataset Title: Canadian Transect of Soils and Vegetation for the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map
Dataset Release Date: 2002-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Data Presentation Form: Table
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss081.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1999-07-19
Stop Date: 1999-09-11
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA Parameter Definition
BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > INDIGENOUS VEGETATION Parameter Definition
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R/V AA > R/V Aurora Australis
Quality Data quality appear good throughout.

The ACS was successfully deployed at all CTD stations from CTD-22 to CTD-118, except CTD-59. See the parent record for details on the locations of these stations.
Access Constraints These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL, and are supplied together with matlab scripts for processing and viewing the data.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
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Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference at the provided URL when using these data.
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
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: 353 MB
Fees: free
Personnel
JILL SCHWARZ
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Fax: +49 471 4831 1797
Email: j.schwarz at niwa.co.nz
Contact Address:
National Institute for Water and Atmosphere Research
295-301 Evans Bay Parade
City: Greta Point
Province or State: Wellington
Postal Code: 6021
Country: New Zealand
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-03-10
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-08-19

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