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Preliminary Investigation of Paleoenvironment, Processes, and Carbon Stocks of Drained Thaw-Lake Basins, Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska
Entry ID: ARCSS089

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Summary
Abstract: This data set contains measurements taken from 78 drained thaw-lake basins on the Arctic Coastal Plain between Barrow and Atqasuk, Alaska. Investigators collected and analyzed sediment cores to determine soil and vegation composition, and used Landsat 7+ imagery and degree of basin polygonization to determine the relative age of the basins. Analysis of the cores included pollen, radiocarbon, and organic carbon subsampling. This project was part of an effort to determine the amount of carbon sequestered in drained basins, to determine changes in carbon accumulation rates over time, and to understand the influence of climate on the geomorphological evolution of lake basins on the Arctic Coastal Plain.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 71.31   S: 70.91   E: -155.55   W: -157.14

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Wendy R. Eisner
Dataset Title: Preliminary Investigation of Paleoenvironment, Processes, and Carbon Stocks of Drained Thaw-Lake Basins, Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska
Dataset Release Date: 2003-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO, USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss089.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-08-01
Stop Date: 2001-12-31
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > CARBON Parameter Definition
BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > POLLEN Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
Platform
HELICOPTER Ancillary Description
SV > Snow Vehicle Ancillary Description
SATELLITES Ancillary Description
Instrument
CORING DEVICES Ancillary Description
GPR > Ground Penetrating Radar Ancillary Description
Project
Ancillary Keywords
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: ARCSS089

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
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Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 6 KB to 160 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII text and MS Excel
Fees: None
Personnel
WENDY R. EISNER
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: (513) 556-3926
Fax: (513) 556-3370
Email: wendy.eisner at uc.edu
Contact Address:
Department of Geography, ML 131
University of Cincinnati
2624 Clifton Avenue
City: Cincinnati
Province or State: OH
Postal Code: 45221
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-03-24
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-11

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