Canadian Transect of Soils and Vegetation for the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map  View Catalog Page Entry ID
ARCSS081
Summary
This report summarizes environmental, vegetation, and soil data collected from 116 releves along a 2000-km transect from Amund Ringnes, Axel Heiberg, and Ellesmere Islands in the northern Canadian Arctic to a site at the southern edge of the Canadian tundra. Data include sample site descriptions (e.g., thaw depths, aspect, and surficial geology); soil pH, chemistry, and texture; and vascular, bryophyte, and lichen species cover.
Scientists involved in the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Mapping (CAVM) project, with the help of undergraduate students enrolled in a University of Minnesota field course, conducted this north-south transect study of the Canadian Arctic to investigate large-scale climate-related variations in vegetation.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 80°
S: 64°
E: -85°
W: -112°
Min Altitude: 2 meters
Max Altitude: 200 meters
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Grizelle Gonzalez, William A. Gould, and Martha K. Raynolds
Dataset Title: Canadian Transect of Soils and Vegetation for the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map
Dataset Release Date: 2002-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss081.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1999-07-19
Stop Date: 1999-09-11
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA CANADA CANADIAN ARCTIC
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION ARCTIC CANADIAN ARCTIC
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION POLAR
Science Keywords
- Biological Classification Plants Lichens
- Biological Classification Plants Mosses/Hornworts/Liverworts
- Biosphere Terrestrial Ecosystems Alpine/Tundra
- Biosphere Terrestrial Ecosystems Wetlands Lacustrine Wetlands
- Biosphere Terrestrial Ecosystems Wetlands Riparian Wetlands
- Biosphere Vegetation Indigenous Vegetation
- Biosphere Vegetation Vegetation Cover
- Biosphere Vegetation Vegetation Species
- Land Surface Soils Calcium
- Land Surface Soils Nitrogen
- Land Surface Soils Organic Matter
- Land Surface Soils Permafrost
- Land Surface Soils Phosphorus
- Land Surface Soils Potassium
- Land Surface Soils Soil Chemistry
- Land Surface Soils Soil Classification
- Land Surface Soils Soil Moisture/Water Content
- Land Surface Soils Soil pH
- Land Surface Soils Soil Texture
- Land Surface Topography Landforms
Ancillary Keywords
- Amund Ringnes Island
- ARCSS081
- Arctic Canada
- Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
- Arctic Transitions in the Land-Atmosphere System
- ATLAS
- Axel Heiberg Island
- Black Top Ridge
- Braun-Blanquet
- Bryophytes
- Bunde Fiord
- Canadian Arctic
- Canadian Arctic Soils
- Canadian arctic transect
- Canadian Arctic Vegetation
- Canadian Transect
- Cape Levvel
- Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map
- Climatic Gradient
- Cornwallis Island
- Daring Lake
- Dry Tundra
- Dwarf Shrubs
- Dwarf Shrub Tundra
- East Wind Lake
- Ellesmere Island
- environmental data
- Eureka
- Expedition Fiord
- Field Description
- Floristic Surveys
- Hadley Bay
- Hare Ridge
- Land Surface
- lichens
- Mesic Tundra
- mosses
- Mount Pelly
- National Science Foundation
- NSF
- NSIDC
- OPP9732076
- OPP-9732076
- Photographs
- Phytogeographic Subzones
- Plant Communities
- Plant Species Cover
- Releve Plots
- Releves
- Resolute Bay
- Riparian Habitats
- Sedges
- Snowbeds
- Soil Analyses
- Soil Bulk Density
- Soil Chemistry
- Soil Descriptions
- Soil Moisture
- Soil Organic Matter Content
- Soil Particle Size Analysis
- Soil pH
- Soil Pits
- Soil Properties
- Soil Taxonomy
- Soil Texture
- Stratigrapher River
- Substrates
- Texture Estimates
- Thanhieser
- Toposequences
- Tuktu River
- Tundra Ecosystems
- Tundra Vegetation
- Vascular Plants
- Vegetational
- Vegetation Classification
- Vegetation Communities
- Vegetation Cover
- Vegetation Description
- Vegetation Ecology
- Vegetation Height
- Victoria Island
- Wet Tundra
Platform
- GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
- GROUND STATIONS
Instrument
- CAMERAS
- PH METERS
- SOIL SAMPLER
Project
- ARCSS/LAII/ATLAS Arctic System Science/LAII/Arctic Transitions in the Land-Atmosphere System
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
Distribution Size: 0.6 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 32 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
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
William A. Gould
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- Biology Program
- University of Minnesota
- Itasca, MN
- USA
Grizelle Gonzalez
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- Northern Ecosystem Analysis and Mapping Laboratory
- Institute of Arctic Biology
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
City: Fairbanks
Province or State: AK
Postal Code: 99775
Martha K. Raynolds
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
City: Fairbanks
Province or State: AK
Postal Code: 99775
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
Frozen Ground Data Center
Reference
Gonzalez, G., W.A. Gould, and M.K. Raynolds. 2000. 1999 Canadian Transect for the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map. Data report, Northern Ecosystem Analysis and Mapping Laboratory, Fairbanks, AK. Digital version available from the National Snow and Ice Data Center, Boulder, CO. Identifier no. ARCSS081.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2002-01-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-09-18
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