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1. Geology of possible runway sites in the Davis region, Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica [ANARE-98]
From 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, ...


2. GEACEP-ISODYN: Icehouse Earth: Stability Or DYNamism? [GB-NERC-BAS-PDC-00518]
GEACEP will investigate the relationship between the evolution of Antarctic ice and the changing global environment over the last ~30 million years (My). We will do so through collecting and combining ...


3. GRADES-QWAD: Quaternary West Antarctic Deglaciations [GB-NERC-BAS-AEDC-00521]
Current predictions of sea level rise do not correctly quantify contributions from Antarctica. Some sectors of the Antarctic ice sheet are showing considerable rates of change; are these changes a ...


4. CACHE-CEFAC: Chemical Exchange and Feedbacks between the Atmosphere and Cryosphere [GB-NERC-BAS-PDC-00508]
We will conduct year-round atmospheric chemistry measurements at Halley of key oxidants (OH, HO2, NO, O3, CO, Js), to study the role of the snowpack in determining the oxidant system. This will be ...


5. NC-NCP: Natural Complexity Project [GB-NERC-BAS-PDC-00511]
COMPLEXITY will apply new mathematical methods to data sets drawn from across the GSAC programme to reveal previously hidden underlying patterns and laws, and to develop new mathematical models to ...


6. Arc Atlas: Our Earth (CD-ROM) [ESRI_Arc_Atlas]
ArcAtlas: 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 ...


7. NASA/SVS: A Tour of the Cryosphere 2009 [SVS_CRYOSPHERE_VIS]
The cryosphere consists of those parts of the Earth's surface where water is found in solid form, including areas of snow, sea ice, glaciers, permafrost, ice sheets, and icebergs. In these regions, ...


8. Bedrock Geology Polygons for Mount Desert Island, Maine [coa_bedrockpolygons]
This data set features bedrock geology polygons for Mount Desert Island. Coded with rock units and text description. It was developed for planning and ecological research and to ...


9. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Scientific Assessments [IPCC]
The 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 ...


10. Glacier Bay Ecosystem GIS [Inforain_USGS_GBE]
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) and Interrain Pacific are please to help make available to the public this integrated Geographic Information System for the Glacier Bay / northern Southeast ...


11. ANTARCTIC PERMAFROST AND CLIMATE CHANGE-PICTO 36155-2005 [CDA_AR-ANTARCTICPERMAFROSTANDCLIMATECHANGUE-PICTO36155-2005]
ENGLISH 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 ...


12. GIS analysis, biological samples (soil microorganism, invertebrate and plant), automatic weather station data and vegetation and invertebrate surveys to determine the terrestrial biocomplexity of the McMurdo Dry Valleys [K020_2008_2012_NZ_1]
The McMurdo Dry Valleys are the largest area of snow-free land in Antarctica. Managers ability to promote and protect these areas would benefit if we knew the biodiversity present and what controls ...


13. The Glaciological Basis of Palaeoclimatic Reconstructions of Ice-Shelf Moraines [K064_2010_2012_NZ_1]
The research is giving us an understanding of the entrainment, transfer and deposition of sediment by ice shelves. The investigation of the structure, composition and motion of the Southern McMurdo ...


14. Soil climate and atmospheric data for Scott Base, Marble Point, Mount Fleming, Bull Pass, Granite Harbour, Minna Bluff, Victoria Valley, Don Juan Pond and Bull Pass, Antarctica [K123_1999_2012_NZ_1]
In collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) climate stations were installed at six locations in the Ross Sea Region including Scott Base, Marble Point and Bull Pass all ...


15. Environmental protection, management and classification of terrestrial ecosystems in the Ross Sea Region [K123_2010_2012_NZ_3]
Soil 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 ...


16. Permafrost temperature - Endalen [org.polarresearch-588]
For monitoring of permafrost temperature, this 19.7m deep borehole was drilled in Endalen. Stratigraphy: 0-1.5m: Diamicton. High fraction of fine material and scattered blocks. 1.5-2m: Coarser material. ...


17. Permafrost temperature - Gruvefjellet [org.polarresearch-581]
For monitoring of permafrost temperature, this 5m deep borehole was drilled 464 m a.s.l. on the Gruvefjellet plateau. Online data transfer. Stratigraphy: 0.8m regolith removed prior to drilling. ...


18. Permafrost temperature - Innerhytte Pingo [org.polarresearch-587]
For monitoring of permafrost temperature, this 19.1m deep borehole was drilled in the Innerhytte Pingo close to Janssonhaugen. Borehole stratigraphy: 2.5-6m: ice rich (up to 100% ice in layers) 9m: ...


19. Permafrost temperature - Kapp Linne 1 [org.polarresearch-583]
For monitoring of permafrost temperature, this 30m deep borehole was drilled on the strandflat at Kapp Linne. Stratigraphy: The entire hole is through bedrock. Upper c. 30cm heavily weathered. 0-3.5m: ...


20. Permafrost temperature - Kapp Linne 2 [org.polarresearch-584]
For monitoring of permafrost temperature, this 39m deep borehole was drilled on the strandflat at Kapp Linne. Stratigraphy: 0-2m: coarse (gravel) beach deposit (dry beach ridge) 2-4.8m: sand and ...


21. Permafrost temperature - Kapp Linne 3 [org.polarresearch-585]
For monitoring of permafrost temperature, this borehole was drilled on the strandflat at Kapp Linne. Drilled to 10m, but casing was not able to insert deeper than c. 4m. Stratigraphy: 0-1.2m:organic ...


22. Permafrost temperature - Larsbreen rock glacier [org.polarresearch-582]
For monitoring of permafrost temperature, this 11.5m deep borehole was drilled in the Larsbreen rock glacier. Stratigraphy: 0-1m: The active layer is coarse and openwork. 1-8m: very ice-rich. Layered. ...


23. Permafrost temperature - Longyearbyen school [org.polarresearch-580]
For monitoring of permafrost temperature, this 9.25m deep borehole was drilled close to Longyearbyen school. It is part of the TSP Norway school module and the Alaskan EPSCOR project. Borehole stratigraphy: ...


24. Permafrost temperature - Northern Norway [org.polarresearch-593]
This dataset gives ground temperatures from 12 boreholes in the mountains of Northern Norway (Troms and Finnmark). The aim is to get knowledge on the distribution and temperature of permafrost. The ...


25. Permafrost temperature - Ny-Ă…lesund [org.polarresearch-592]
For monitoring of permafrost temperature, this 10m deep borehole was drilled in Ny-?lesund.


26. Permafrost temperature - Old Auroral Station [org.polarresearch-591]
For monitoring of permafrost temperature, this 10m deep borehole was drilled close to the Old Auroral Station in Adventdalen. Drilled in loess deposit. Stratigraphy: 0-1.2m: sand with some gravel ...


27. Permafrost temperature - Snow patch in Adventdalen (1) [org.polarresearch-589]
For monitoring of permafrost temperature, this 10m deep borehole was drilled in Adventdalen, next to the old, dry river channel from Todalen. The channel collects snow in winter while the surface ...


28. Permafrost temperature - Snow patch in Adventdalen (2) [org.polarresearch-590]
For monitoring of permafrost temperature, this borehole was drilled in Adventdalen, in the the old, dry river channel from Todalen. The channel collects 2-3m of snow in winter. An automatic camera ...


29. CLPX-Model: Land Data Assimilation System (LDAS) Data [NSIDC-0181]
The LDAS data set contains 43 model and observation-based fields produced by the LDAS uncoupled modeling system at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center using the Mosaic Land Surface Model (LSM). ...


30. CLPX NOAA FSL Rapid Update Cycle 20 km (RUC-20) Dataset [NSIDC-0180]
The Rapid Update Cycle analysis/model system at a 20-km horizontal resolution (RUC20) provides short-range numerical weather guidance for general forecasting, as well as for the special short-term ...


31. Alaskan Air, Ground, Snow, and Soil Temperatures, 1998-2001 [ARCSS903]
This data set contains air and ground temperature measurements collected from three different regions, each with multiple sites. The regions sampled are North Slope, Council, and Ivotuk. Measurements ...


32. Elevated Soil Temperature and Water Table Manipulation Data from Barrow, Alaska, 1999-2001 [ARCSS905]
This data set contains elevated soil temperature and water table manipulation measurements taken at a tundra site near Barrow, Alaska, USA. Eighteen 60-cm diameter polycarbonate cylinders were installed ...


33. IPA-IPY Thermal State of Permafrost (TSP) Snapshot Borehole Inventory, Version 1.0 [G02190]
During the planning and implementation of the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007 - 2009, the International Permafrost Association (IPA) coordinated the acquisition of permafrost temperature data ...


34. International Polar Year Historical Data and Literature [G02201]
The 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 ...


35. Model Output of Active Layer Depth in the Arctic Drainage Basin, 1979-2001 [ARCSS158]
Investigators applied the Frozen Ground Model to the entire Arctic Drainage Basin to create this data set of active layer depth (ALD), recorded in centimeters. This model has been shown to provide ...


36. Silalirijiit Project: Kangiqtugaapik (Clyde River), Nunavut, Canada, Weather Station Network [ELOKA019]
The Kangiqtugaapik (Clyde River), Nunavut, Canada, Weather Station Network is a collection of weather station data from the locations of Akuliaqattak, Silasiutitalik, and Ailaktalik in the Clyde River ...


37. Snowchange Oral History - Work Among the Kolyma River Indigenous Societies in Siberia, Russia [ELOKA014]
This 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 ...


38. Soil Temperature Station Data from Permafrost Regions of Russia (Selection of Five Stations), 1880s - 2000 [G02189]
This 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 ...


39. Time Series of Seasonally Frozen Ground Depth in the Russian Arctic, 1930-1990 [ARCSS166]
This data set consists of seasonally frozen ground depth measurements based on soil temperatures in the Russian Arctic. Seasonal freezing and thawing processes in cold regions play a major role in ...


40. Air Temperature and Thaw Depth, North Slope, Alaska: Field Measurements (1995-97) and Computed Values [ARCSS040]
This 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 ...


41. Air and Soil Temperatures from Sites in Alaska 1995-2001 [ARCSS907]
This data set consists of air and soil temperatures from various sites in Alaska between 1995 and 2001. Data loggers recorded soil temperatures at 1 cm below the ground or snow surface, and air temperatures ...


42. Borehole Temperatures from the North Slope of Alaska, 1977-2003 [ARCSS034]
This 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 ...


43. Coring Data from Drained Thaw-Lake Basins of the Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska [ARCSS143]
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 ...


44. Daily Air and Active Layer Temperatures From Permafrost Observatories in Alaska, 1986-2001 [ARCSS106]
This 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 ...


45. East Siberian Air, Ground Temperature, and Snow Depth Measurements, 1882-1994 [ARCSS902]
This data set contains historical data for 35 Russian stations located between approximately 117-145 E and 55-72 N. Data were collected between 1882-1994, but the time period covered by each station ...


46. Glacial Geology Map of the Toolik Lake and Upper Kuparuk River Region, Alaska [ARCSS117]
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 ...


47. Meteorological, Radiation, Soil, and Snow Data from Alaska Sites, 1998-2002 [ARCSS901]
This data set contains meteorological, radiation, soil, and snow data from several sites in three regions in Alaska: Ivotuk, Kougarok and Council. The goal of the project is to improve the understanding ...


48. Preliminary Investigation of Paleoenvironment, Processes, and Carbon Stocks of Drained Thaw-Lake Basins, Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska [ARCSS089]
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 ...


49. Resource Allocation and Allometry of Plant Growth at Selected Sites in the Arctic: 2003-2005 Growing Seasons [ARCSS164]
This data set consists of seven data files containing measurements from Arctic field sites during the summer months from 5 July 2003 to 5 August 2005 as part of the Land-Atmosphere-Ice Interactions ...


50. Russian Historical Soil Temperature Data [ARCSS078]
This data set is a collection of monthly and annual average soil temperatures measured at Russian meteorological stations. Data were recovered from many sources and compiled by staff at the University ...


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