Land-Cover Map of the North Slope of Alaska View Catalog Page Entry ID
ARCSS020
Summary
This ARC/INFO map provides a spatially explicit representation of the nature and distribution of land cover and tundra types on the North Slope of Alaska. This was done in support of extrapolating ecosystem models developed in the Kuparuk to the North Slope.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates: N: 68°
S: 68°
E: -149°
W: -149°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Steven V. Muller and Donald A. Walker Dataset Title: Land-Cover Map of the North Slope of Alaska Dataset Release Date: 1999-01-01 Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss020.html
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT
NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALASKA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION
ARCTIC
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION
POLAR
Science Keywords
- Biosphere
Terrestrial Ecosystems Alpine/Tundra
- Biosphere
Terrestrial Ecosystems Shrubland/Scrub
- Biosphere
Terrestrial Ecosystems Wetlands
- Biosphere
Vegetation Vegetation Cover
- Land Surface
Land Use/Land Cover Land Cover
Ancillary Keywords
- ADCC
- Arc/INFO
- ARCSS020
- Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
- GIS
- National Science Foundation
- NSF
- NSIDC
- OPP9415554
- OPP-9415554
Platform
Project
- ARCSS/LAII/FLUX
Arctic System Science/Land-Atmosphere-Ice Interaction/fluxes
Data Set Progress
complete
Originating Center
ARCSS/ADCC
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services Phone: 1 303 492-6199 Fax: 1 303 492-2468 Email: nsidc@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
NSIDC Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/arcss/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC ARCSS User Services Phone: 1 303 492-6199 Fax: 1 303 492-2468 Email: nsidc@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
Personnel
Donald (Skip) A. Walker Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: 1 907 474-2460 Email: ffdaw@uaf.edu Contact Address:
- University of Alaska at Fairbanks
- Institute of Arctic Biology
- Institute of Arctic Biology
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
City: Fairbanks Province or State: AK Postal Code: 99775-6780 Country: USA
Steven V. Muller Role: INVESTIGATOR Contact Address:
- Tundra Ecosystem Analysis and Mapping Laboratory
- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0450
NSIDC User Services Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: 1 303 492-6199 x Fax: 1 303 492-2468 x Email: nsidc@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
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE Alaska Geobotany Center
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE Sample Data Rendering
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION access to data and documentation
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION GIS Data and Resources at NSIDC
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION GIS Data from the Alaska North Slope
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1999-01-01 Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-09-13
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