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

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: James G. Bockheim

Publication_Date: 20061206

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

Edition:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital media

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Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss143.html

Description:

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.
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Bockheim, J. G., J. D. O'Brien, J. S. Munroe, and K. M. Hinkel. 2003. Factors affecting the distribution of Populus balsamifera on the North Slope of Alaska, USA. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 35:331-340. Bockheim, J. G., K. M. Hinkel, and F. E. Nelson. 2003. Predicting carbon storage in tundra soils of arctic Alaska. Soil Science Society of America Journal 67:648-650. Bockheim, J. G., K. M. Hinkel, W. R. Eisner, and X. Y. Dai. 2004. Carbon pools and accumulation rates in an age-series of soils in drained thaw-lake basins, arctic Alaska. Soil Science Society of America Journal 68:697-704. Eisner, W. R., K. M. Hinkel, F. E. Nelson, and J. G. Bockheim. 2003. Late-Quaternary paleoenvironmental record from a palsa-scale frost mound in northern Alaska, pp. 229-234. In: Phillips, M., S. M. Springman, and L. K. Arenson (eds.) Permafrost. Proceedings of the 8th International Permafrost Conference, Zurich, Switzerland. Hinkel, K. M., J. G. Bockheim, K. M. Peterson, and D. W. Norton. 2003. Impact of snow fence construction on tundra soil temperatures at Barrow, Alaska, pp. 401-405. In: Phillips, M., S. M. Springman, and L. K. Arenson (eds.) Permafrost. Proceedings of the 8th International Permafrost Conference, Zurich, Switzerland. Hinkel, K. M., W. R. Eisner, J. G. Bockheim, F. E. Nelson, K. M. Peterson, and X. Dai. 2003. Spatial extent, age and carbon stocks in drained thaw lake basins on the Barrow Peninsula, Alaska. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 35:291-300.

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20010401
Ending_Date: 20030831

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -156.9804
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -153.8315
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 76.4379
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.4325

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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > POLLEN
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > CARBON > CARBON DENSITY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > CARBON > TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > NITROGEN > TOTAL ORGANIC NITROGEN
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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > GROUND ICE > ICE CONTENT
Theme_Keyword: MASS SPECTROMETERS
Theme_Keyword: VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Theme_Keyword: NSF/OPP > OFFICE OF POLAR PROGRAMS, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Theme_Keyword: Alaska
Theme_Keyword: Arcss143
Theme_Keyword: Arctic Coastal Plain
Theme_Keyword: Arctic Soils
Theme_Keyword: Cation Exchange Capacity
Theme_Keyword: Drained Thaw-lake Basin
Theme_Keyword: Frozen Soil
Theme_Keyword: Ground Ice
Theme_Keyword: Opp-0240338
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Theme_Keyword: Vegetation Cover
Theme_Keyword: BIOTA
Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

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Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALASKA

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Temporal_Keyword: Biannual

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Contact_Information:

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Contact_Person: NSIDC USER SERVICES

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Address: CIRES, 449 UCB
Address: University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

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State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

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Contact_Organization: NSIDC_ARCSS > Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
Contact_Person: NSIDC ARCSS USER SERVICES

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Address: CIRES, 449 UCB
Address: University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

Resource_Description: ARCSS143

Distribution_Liability:

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Format_Name: Microsoft Excel
Format_Name: Microsoft Word
Transfer_Size: 1.66 MB
Transfer_Size: 22 KB

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Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20061206

Metadata_Review_Date: 20120511

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

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Contact_Person: GCMD User Support Office
Contact_Organization: NASA Global Change Master Directory

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Not Available
City: Lanham
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20706
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Not Available

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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