Global Change Master Directorygsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov502013-06-20T07:43:56ZGCMD Search: Parameters|LAND SURFACE|FROZEN GROUND|PERMAFROSThttp://mddemo.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/OpenSearch.do 129 0 http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]snowchange_oral_history_work_among_kolyma_river_indig_societies_siberia_russiaSnowchange Oral History - Work Among the Kolyma River Indigenous Societies in Siberia, Russia153.388,66.851,164.742,71.241930-01-01T00:00:00Z2009-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-06-07T04:00:00ZThis data set includes oral history accounts from Indigenous people participating in the Snowchange project in Siberia, Russia. It provides geographic and environmental information from residents ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]KPDC_SSGRR_SVALVARD_2012soil sampling from glacier-retreat regions in Svalbard in 201211.966856,78.90943,11.966856,78.9094312.074411,78.89225,12.074411,78.8922512.163998,78.88615,12.163998,78.886152012-08-06T00:00:00Z2012-08-13T00:00:00Z2013-05-02T04:00:00ZThe research area involves the glacier-retreat regions in Vestre Lovenbreen, Midtre Lovenbreen and Austre Lovenbreen, which are located in Kongsfijorden in Svalvard, Norway. We collected our soil ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]KPDC_SSGRR_SVALVARD_2011soil sampling from glacier-retreat regions in Svalvard in 201111.966705,78.909424,11.966705,78.90942412.078539,78.8938,12.078539,78.893811.868267,78.92136,11.868267,78.921362011-07-28T00:00:00Z2011-08-08T00:00:00Z2013-05-01T04:00:00ZThe research area involves the glacier-retreat region in Vestre Lovenbreen and Midtre Lovenbreen which are located in Kongsfijorden in Svalvard, Norway. We collected our soil samples along a transect ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]KPDC_SSLMP_GREENLAND_2011soil sampling from long-term climate manipulation plots in Zackenberg, Greenland in 2011-20.5,74.5,-20.5,74.52011-08-11T00:00:00Z2011-08-18T00:00:00Z2013-05-01T04:00:00ZThere are two long-term monitoring plots which have different dominated plant species (Cassiope tetragona and Salix arctica) in Zackenberg. Each plot has five climate manipulation treatment with five ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ANARE-98Geology of possible runway sites in the Davis region, Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica77.962,-68.581,78.062,-68.5421993-09-30T00:00:00Z1994-03-31T00:00:00Z2013-04-05T04:00:00ZFrom the abstract of the referenced publication:
Five possible runway sites have been proposed within 4 km of Davis on the northwestern part of Broad Peninsula, Vestfold Hills. Most are on on thin, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ESRI_Arc_AtlasArc Atlas: Our Earth (CD-ROM)-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01995-01-01T00:00:00Z1996-01-01T00:00:00Z2013-02-11T05:00:00ZArcAtlas: Our Earth brings to your computer a large collection of maps and information about the earth--its people, plants, animals, and their various environments and economies. Whether you're a ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]KPDC_SSLTMP_GREENLAND_2012soil sampling from long-term climate manipulatioin plots in Zackenberg, Greenland in 2012-20.5,74.5,-20.5,74.52011-08-16T00:00:00Z2011-08-23T00:00:00Z2012-12-21T05:00:00ZThere are two long-term monitoring plots which have different dominated plant species (Cassiope tetragona and Salix arctica). Each plot has five climate manipulation treatments with five replication. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]KPDC_SS_ALA_2012Soil samples in Alaska in 2012-163.71204,64.84402,-163.71204,64.844022012-06-25T00:00:00Z2012-07-02T00:00:00Z2012-12-20T05:00:00ZFifteen soil core (around one meter) samples were collected in the permafrost region of Council, Alaska in 2012. We took three cores for replication from five sampling sites. Three of them had different ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]IPCCIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Scientific Assessments-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.00001-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-11-02T04:00:00ZThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was organized in 1988 by
the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment
Program (UNEP). Four series of reports ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NASA_LIS_DATANASA Land Information System (LIS) Data Sets-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02012-09-04T04:00:00ZThe Land Information System (LIS) provides collection of sample data for
demonstration of LIS code. The original source of each data set is given
whenever possible. LIS does not endorse the validity, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CDA_AR-ANTARCTICPERMAFROSTANDCLIMATECHANGUE-PICTO36155-2005ANTARCTIC PERMAFROST AND CLIMATE CHANGE-PICTO 36155-20052012-07-10T04:00:00ZENGLISH
The project is aimed at enhanced knowledge of the present morphology and structure of Antarctic permafrost and the interpretation of the permafrost evolution and the cryogenic processes and ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K123_2010_2012_NZ_3Environmental protection, management and classification of terrestrial ecosystems in the Ross Sea Region162.40018,-77.44644,160.937,-77.32796157.38,-85.25,171.55,-83.14162.68245,-77.56752,160.72768,-77.41661160.7291,-77.57142,162.5993,-77.445232011-12-25T00:00:00Z2012-01-23T00:00:00Z2010-12-21T00:00:00Z2011-01-10T00:00:00Z2012-05-31T04:00:00ZSoil samples from a diverse range of soil types have been collected from the Wright and Victoria Valley Systems, to determine whether soil distribution patterns aid prediction of microbial abundance ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]G02190IPA-IPY Thermal State of Permafrost (TSP) Snapshot Borehole Inventory, Version 1.0-180.0,-78.0,180.0,-33.0-180.0,31.0,180.0,82.52007-01-01T00:00:00Z2009-12-31T00:00:00Z2012-05-13T04:00:00ZDuring the planning and implementation of the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007 - 2009, the International Permafrost Association (IPA) coordinated the acquisition of permafrost temperature data ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]G02201International Polar Year Historical Data and Literature-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01882-01-01T00:00:00Z2007-12-31T00:00:00Z2012-05-13T04:00:00ZThe International Polar Year Historical Data and Literature collection (formerly known as the Discovery and Access of Historic Literature from the IPYs (DAHLI) project) is an online data collection ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ELOKA014Snowchange Oral History - Work Among the Kolyma River Indigenous Societies in Siberia, Russia153.38806,66.850555,164.74167,71.240281930-01-01T00:00:00Z2009-12-31T00:00:00Z2012-05-13T04:00:00ZThis data set includes oral history accounts from Indigenous people participating in the Snowchange project in Siberia, Russia. It provides geographic and environmental information from residents ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]G02189Soil Temperature Station Data from Permafrost Regions of Russia (Selection of Five Stations), 1880s - 2000125.3,60.8,133.4,67.61880-01-01T00:00:00Z2000-12-31T00:00:00Z2012-05-13T04:00:00ZThis data set includes soil temperature data from boreholes located at five stations in Russia: Yakutsk, Verkhoyansk, Pokrovsk, Isit', and Churapcha. The data have been compiled into five Microsoft ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ARCSS040Air Temperature and Thaw Depth, North Slope, Alaska: Field Measurements (1995-97) and Computed Values-151.189,68.382,-148.089,70.5391995-07-07T00:00:00Z1997-08-20T00:00:00Z2012-05-11T04:00:00ZThis data product contains field data measurements of air temperatures and thaw depth (active-layer thickness) measured at locations in north-central Alaska, and modelled values of air temperatures ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ARCSS034Borehole Temperatures from the North Slope of Alaska, 1977-2003-165.0,68.0,-140.0,72.01977-01-01T00:00:00Z2002-01-01T00:00:00Z2012-05-11T04:00:00ZThis data set contains temperatures collected from boreholes on the North Slope of Alaska at 23 sites between 1977 and 2003. Most data fall into a date range of 1983-2003. The data consist of manually ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ARCSS106Daily Air and Active Layer Temperatures From Permafrost Observatories in Alaska, 1986-2001-165.0,68.0,-140.0,72.01977-01-01T00:00:00Z2002-01-01T00:00:00Z2012-05-11T04:00:00ZThis data set contains air and soil temperatures collected from eight sites in Alaska between 1986 and 2001. The data were obtained by remote, battery-powered, computer-controlled automatic temperature ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ARCSS089Preliminary Investigation of Paleoenvironment, Processes, and Carbon Stocks of Drained Thaw-Lake Basins, Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska-157.1418,70.9055,-155.5474,71.31362000-08-01T00:00:00Z2001-12-31T00:00:00Z2012-05-11T04:00:00ZThis 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 ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ARCSS160Time Series of Active Layer Thickness in the Russian Arctic, 1930-199088.3,60.9,178.9,70.751930-01-01T00:00:00Z1990-12-31T00:00:00Z2012-05-11T04:00:00ZThis data set consists of active layer thickness (ALT) measurements based on soil temperatures in the Russian Arctic. The active layer is the top layer of ground that freezes in the winter and thaws ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]BOREAS_SOILT20VBOREAS TE-20 SOILS DATA OVER THE NSA-MSA AND TOWER SITES IN VECTOR FORMAT-98.79,55.73,-98.09,56.061994-01-01T00:00:00Z1994-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-12-19T05:00:00ZThe BOREAS TE-20 team collected several data sets for use in developing and testing models of forest ecosystem dynamics. This data set contains vector layers of soil maps that were received from Dr. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ASF000R1RADARSAT-1 SAR Images held at the Alaska Satellite Facility-180.0,-85.0,180.0,85.01996-06-01T00:00:00Z2008-05-03T00:00:00Z2011-10-20T04:00:00ZThe data set consists of all RADARSAT-1 SAR data acquired by the Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) operated by the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska in Fairbanks. The data are global ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd623Annual Thaw Depths and Water Depths in Tanana Flats, Alaska-147.9,64.7,-147.9,64.71995-08-01T00:00:00Z2002-08-01T00:00:00Z2011-01-24T05:00:00ZThaw depths and water depths were monitored at 1 m to 2 m intervals along a 255-m transect across an area of discontinuous and degrading permafrost on the Tanana Flats south of Fairbanks, Alaska. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd499Borehole permafrost data, Kumtor and Taragai Valleys, Tienshan, Kazakhstan77.817,41.65,78.233,41.9331986-01-01T00:00:00Z1992-01-31T00:00:00Z2011-01-24T05:00:00ZThis dataset includes observations of the permafrost temperatures in the Inner Tien Shan were started in 1986 by Kazakhstan Alpine Permafrost Laboratory. Observations are carried out on more than ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd700Boreholes and temperature logs from the Tibetan Plateau and Northeast China1962-04-01T00:00:00Z1995-04-30T00:00:00Z2011-01-24T05:00:00ZFour groups of borehole data from the Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) Plateau are presented. 1) Boreholes at three sites, with sand surface, natural surface, and near a sand dune, at 66 Road Station - 1994 ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd503Canadian Geothermal Data Collection: Deep permafrost temperatures and thickness of permafrost-151.0,60.0,-60.0,85.01965-01-01T00:00:00Z1997-01-31T00:00:00Z2011-01-24T05:00:00ZPrecision temperature measurements have been made in some 150 deep wells and holes drilled in the course of natural resource exploration in the permafrost regions of Northern Canada. In most cases, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd906Daily Soil Temperature and Meteorological Data for Sites at Toolik Lake Alaska-149.6,68.63,-149.6,68.631988-06-01T00:00:00Z2002-08-30T00:00:00Z2011-01-24T05:00:00ZThis data set consists of daily air, water, and soil temperature, wind speed, vapor pressure, and the sum of global radiation and unfrozen precipitation data from the Toolik Lake area of Alaska between ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd637Digital Geotechnical Database for the Mackenzie Valley/Delta Region138.0,59.4,119.0,70.51968-01-01T00:00:00Z1991-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-01-24T05:00:00ZThe Mackenzie Valley Geotechnical Database is a compilation of existing geological and geotechnical data for over 12,000 boreholes that extend from the arctic coast to northwestern Alberta. Additional ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd648Geocryology and Geocryological Zonation of Mongolia87.00179,40.607674,121.35476,52.2292631990-01-01T00:00:00Z1990-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-01-24T05:00:00ZThe map of Geocryology and Geocryological Zonation of Mongolia was derived from the National Atlas of Mongolia (Sodnom and Yanshin, 1990). The data set depicts the distribution and general properties ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd633Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P)180.0,90.0,180.0,90.02011-01-24T05:00:00ZThe Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) was established in 1999 by the International Permafrost Association to provide long-term field observations of active layer and permafrost thermal ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd617Ground Water Atlas of the United States: Alaska-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01999-04-01T00:00:00Z1999-04-30T00:00:00Z2011-01-24T05:00:00ZThe Ground Water Atlas of the United States includes summary information on permafrost in Alaska, and the relation of permafrost and ground water. The Atlas includes figures showing permafrost zones ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd600Land Resources of Russia -- Maps of Permafrost and Ground Ice27.3,41.2,-169.5,77.71996-01-01T00:00:00Z1996-01-31T00:00:00Z2011-01-24T05:00:00ZThis data set includes maps of permafrost extent, permafrost temperature, the permafrost boundary, and ground ice thickness for all of Russia. The maps are ESRI Shapefiles, which were digitized from ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd601Land Resources of Russia -- Maps of Soil Characteristics27.3,41.2,-169.5,77.71988-01-01T00:00:00Z2002-01-31T00:00:00Z2011-01-24T05:00:00ZThis data set consists of maps of various soil characteristics for all of Russia. The maps are available as ESRI Shapefiles and they are accompanied by databases of soil profiles and related characteristics. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd618Map of Natural (Landscape) and Permafrost Zones and the Net of Soil Temperature Meteorological Stations in Russia and Middle Asian Mountains10.0,32.0,163.0,90.02011-01-24T05:00:00ZThis data set is a vector coverage of the Map of Natural Landscape and Permafrost Zones and the Net of Soil Temperature Meteorological Stations in Russia and Middle Asian Mountains (scale 1:4000000), ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd603Maps of Geocryological Regions and Classifications in China73.45,18.19,135.09,53.482011-01-24T05:00:00ZThis data set includes digital versions of 'The Map of Geocryological Regionalization and Classification in China' from Geocryology in China by Y. Zhou, D. Guo, G. Qiu, G. Cheng, and S. Li. Included ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd602Northern Circumpolar Soils Map-180.0,45.0,180.0,90.02011-01-24T05:00:00ZThis data set consists of a circumpolar map of dominant soil characteristics, with a scale of 1:10,000,000, covering the United States, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, northern Europe, Russia, Mongolia, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd604Permafrost Map of Canada-142.0,50.0,-65.0,85.02011-01-24T05:00:00ZThis map depicts the distribution, characteristics, and boundaries of permafrost and ground ice in Canada. Permafrost classification is based on the proportion of land that is underlain by permafrost ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd614Permafrost of the Usa River Basin56.0,65.0,65.0,68.02011-01-24T05:00:00ZThe map consists of ESRI Shapefiles of the Usa River basin, Russia, including Lek-Vorkuta and Bolshaya Rogovaya. There are four data layers in the data set: a base map layer, a permafrost layer, and ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd361Soil Temperatures at Climatological Stations in Centre d'Etudes Nordiques, Quebec, Canada-78.2,55.6,-65.967,62.2331984-06-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2011-01-24T05:00:00ZThis data set includes meteorological measurements from 32 climatological stations in Centre d'Etudes Nordiques, Quebec, Canada. The stations are in areas of frozen rock, permafrost mound, clayey ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd454Soil and Air Temperature in a Palsa Field, Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada-57.167,51.333,-57.167,51.3331990-08-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2011-01-24T05:00:00ZThis data set consists of air and ground temperature data from a palsa field in Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada. Measurements were taken every 20 minutes, and stored every 60 minutes for air temperature, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd453Soil and Air temperature, Soil Water and Ice Content, Kangiqsualujjuaq (George River), Quebec, Canada-65.983,58.7,-65.983,58.71991-08-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2011-01-24T05:00:00ZThis data set includes meteorological measurements at a permafrost mound at Kangiqsualujjuaq (George River), Quebec, Canada. Parameters include ground temperature, air temperature, soil moisture, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd634The English Language Edition of the Geocryological Map of Russia and Neighboring Republics1991-01-01T00:00:00Z1996-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-01-24T05:00:00ZThis map is an English language edition of a 16-sheet Russian map series of permafrost, for the period 1991-1996 (scale 1:2,500,000). The map sheets show distribution and mean annual temperature of ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd249Active layer thickness and ground temperatures, Svea, Svalbard16.683,77.9,16.683,77.91987-07-01T00:00:00Z1996-05-31T00:00:00Z2010-12-30T05:00:00ZSnow and soil temperature records for January 1988 - May 1996 are presented. Included are snow depth and weight measurements, snow density (calculated), active layer depth in the frost tubes, weight ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd193Regionalization for geocryological conditions and forecast, Yamal Peninsula , Russia66.5,66.5,73.5,73.51983-01-01T00:00:00Z1989-12-31T00:00:00Z2010-12-30T05:00:00ZThis data set consists of a classification of the geological environment of Yamal, based on a map of natural complexes of North West Siberia. 52 separate regions were identified, distinguished by ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd240Active Layer Measurements in Tanana Flats, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA-148.167,64.25,147.5,64.751989-01-01T00:00:00Z1989-12-31T00:00:00Z1992-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2010-12-29T05:00:00ZThis data set consists of active layer thickness from forested uplands (islands and benches) bordering the interconnected wetlands of Tanana Flats, near Fairbanks, Alaska. CRREL permafrost cores were ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd307Active Layer and Permafrost Thickness, Soil Properties, and Periglacial Processes in the Gijiga Lowland, Russia156.0,59.85,162.0,63.21959-01-01T00:00:00Z1984-12-31T00:00:00Z2010-12-29T05:00:00ZThis data set includes measurements of ground temperature, active-layer and permafrost thickness, and soil properties in the Gijiga Lowland, Russia. Massive ground ice and periglacial processes are ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd318Circum-Arctic Map of Permafrost and Ground-Ice Conditions-180.0,28.0,180.0,90.02010-12-29T05:00:00ZThe Circum-Arctic permafrost and ground ice map is available via ftp in ESRI Shapefile format and Equal-Area Scalable Earth Grid (EASE-Grid) format. See the Format section for an explanation of the ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd311Cryosolic pedons from Northern Canada-138.997,63.942,-64.681,81.8321975-01-01T00:00:00Z1996-12-31T00:00:00Z2010-12-29T05:00:00ZPedons included here represent Cryosolic (permafrost-affected) soils from across the Canadian North from Baffin Island in the east, to the lower Mackenzie Valley and northern Yukon in the west, and ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ggd272Cryosolic pedons from Russia and Alaska-149.0,62.0,161.0,69.02010-12-29T05:00:00ZU.S. pedon data on the CAPS Version 1.0 CD-ROM, June 1998, are a sample of the pedon data contained on a CD-ROM produced by the National Soil Survey Center - Soil Survey Laboratory(NSSC-SSL). The ...