R-ArcticNet: A Regional, Electronic, Hydrographic Data Network for the Arctic Region  View Catalog Page
Identification Information:
Dataset Identifier:
ARCSS062
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Lammers, R. B. and Shiklomanov, A. I., compilers
Publication Date: 20060101
Title: R-ArcticNet: A Regional, Electronic, Hydrographic Data Network for the Arctic Region
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss062.html
Description:
Abstract:
This comprehensive river discharge database covers the entire pan-Arctic drainage system. The collection comprises data from 9138 gauges and contains monthly river discharge data extending from the 1890s (for four Canadian and five Russian gauges) through the early 1990s, but the majority of data was collected between 1960 and 2001.
The pan-Arctic drainage region covers a land area of approximately 21 million km2 and drains into the Arctic Ocean as well as Hudson Bay, James Bay, and the Northern Bering Strait. The collection also includes the Yukon and Anadyr River basins. Most of the drainage basins in the database are greater than 15,000 km2; however, the collection includes all available gauge data from Canada and Russia. Data from gauges measuring large drainage areas are of greatest interest to the regional, continental, and global-scale scientific community for modeling purposes. Individual station data are accessible through a graphical interface, or as tab-delimited ASCII text. Tab-delimited ASCII data are also compiled by hydrological region and as a single file for the complete data set.
Purpose: scientific research
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 18900101
Ending Date: 20011231
Currentness Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Unknown
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -180°
East Bounding Coordinate: 180°
North Bounding Coordinate: 85°
South Bounding Coordinate: 50°
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Terrestrial Hydrosphere Ground Water Drainage
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Terrestrial Hydrosphere Ground Water Ground Water Discharge/Flow
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Terrestrial Hydrosphere Surface Water Discharge/Flow
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Terrestrial Hydrosphere Surface Water Drainage
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Terrestrial Hydrosphere Surface Water Rivers/Streams
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Theme Keyword: STREAM GAUGES
Theme Keyword: VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
Theme Keyword: GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme Keyword: climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: ADCC
Theme Keyword: ARCSS062
Theme Keyword: Arctic
Theme Keyword: Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
Theme Keyword: Discharge
Theme Keyword: Drainage
Theme Keyword: Flow
Theme Keyword: Ground Water
Theme Keyword: Hydrology
Theme Keyword: Hydrosphere
Theme Keyword: National Science Foundation
Theme Keyword: NSF
Theme Keyword: NSIDC
Theme Keyword: OPP-9524740
Theme Keyword: OPP-9818199
Theme Keyword: OPP-9910264
Theme Keyword: Rivers
Theme Keyword: Streams
Theme Keyword: Surface Water
Theme Keyword: Water
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Place Keyword: Geographic Region Arctic
Place Keyword: Geographic Region Polar
Place Keyword: Ocean Arctic Ocean Pan-Arctic drainage system
Access Constraints:
None
Use Constraints:
None
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: NSIDC User Services
Contact Organization: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address:
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State or Province: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 1 303 492-2468 x
Contact Electronic Mail Address: nsidc@nsidc.org
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Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NSIDC Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
Contact Person: NSIDC ARCSS User Services
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- 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:
ARCSS062
Distribution Liability:
NSIDC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NSIDC makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
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Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date:
20070126
Metadata Review Date:
20070126
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: NSIDC ARCSS User Services
Contact Organization: NSIDC Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- 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
Metadata Standard Name:
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata:
Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata
Metadata Standard Version:
FGDC-STD-012-2002
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