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Glacial Geology Map of the Toolik Lake and Upper Kuparuk River Region, Alaska

Entry ID: ARCSS117

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Summary

Abstract: This data set consists of a digital glacial geology map of the Toolik and upper Kuparuk River region, Alaska, USA. The map covers a 740 km² area on Alaska's North Slope, in the northern foothills of the Brooks Range. The map contains polygon and line features, annotation, and legends and is distributed as an ArcInfo GIS interchange (.e00) file or shapefiles. The data set describes substrate only and does not include topographic, hydrographic, or cultural features.

Geographic Coverage

(Click for Interactive Map)

Spatial coordinates

N: 68.74

S: 68.48

E: -149.02

W: -149.67

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Dr. Donald Walker

Dataset Title: Glacial Geology Map of the Toolik Lake and Upper Kuparuk River Region, Alaska

Dataset Release Date: 2003-10-03

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO

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

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss117.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1976-06-01

Stop Date: 2001-08-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALASKA

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS > MORAINE

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS > TILL

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ENVIRONMENT

Platform

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS

Instrument

CAMERAS

Project

ARCSS > Arctic System Science

ARCSS/LAII/ATLAS > Arctic System Science/LAII/Arctic Transitions in the Land-Atmosphere System

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

Quality Data were created with the greatest spatial accuracy possible, but are not categorically guaranteed to conform to national map accuracy standards.

Ancillary Keywords

alluvium

ARCSS

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NSIDC_ARCSS

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: ARCSS117

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: ARCSS117

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: 1.5 MB

Distribution Format: ARC/INFO export file

Distribution Media: ftp

Distribution Size: 1.5 MB

Distribution Format: Shapefiles

Personnel

DONALD (SKIP) A. WALKER

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 907-474-2460

Email: ffdaw at uaf.edu

Contact Address:

Institute of Arctic Biology

University of Alaska Fairbanks

City: Fairbanks

Province or State: AK

Postal Code: 99775-6780

Country: USA

Publications/References

These data are designed to be used in conjunction with the following report: Hamilton, T.D. 2002. Glacial Geology of the Toolik Lake and Upper Kuparuk River Region. Edited by D.A. Walker. Biological Papers of the University of Alaska. University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Arctic Biology, Fairbanks, AK. ISSN: 00568-8604.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2003-09-23

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-11

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