Glacial Geology Map of the Toolik Lake and Upper Kuparuk River Region, Alaska  View Catalog Page Entry ID
ARCSS117
Summary
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 of the Brooks Range. The map contains polygon and line features, annotation, and legends and is distributed as an ArcInfo GIS interchange (.e00) file or shapefiles. The data set describes substrate only and does not include topographic, hydrographic, or cultural features.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 68.74°
S: 68.48°
E: -149.02°
W: -149.67°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Dr. Donald Walker
Dataset Title: Glacial Geology Map of the Toolik Lake and Upper Kuparuk River Region, Alaska
Dataset Release Date: 2003-10-03
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss117.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1976-06-01
Stop Date: 2001-08-31
Paleo Temporal Coverage
Paleo Start Date: 350,000 ybp
Paleo Stop Date: 2001
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALASKA
Science Keywords
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Periglacial Processes
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glaciers Moraine
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glaciers Till
- Land Surface Erosion/Sedimentation Erosion
- Land Surface Erosion/Sedimentation Sediments
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Periglacial Processes
- Land Surface Geomorphology Fluvial Landforms/Processes
- Land Surface Geomorphology Glacial Landforms/Processes
- Land Surface Landscape Landscape Patterns
- Paleoclimate Land Records Glaciation
- Paleoclimate Land Records Sediments
- Solid Earth Geomorphology Fluvial Landforms/Processes
- Solid Earth Geomorphology Glacial Landforms/Processes
- Solid Earth Rocks/Minerals Age Determinations
- Solid Earth Rocks/Minerals Sediments
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glaciers Moraine
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glaciers Till
Ancillary Keywords
- alluvium
- ARCSS
- ARCSS Data Coordination Center
- fan deposits
- Glacier
- Itkillik
- Kuparuk River
- lacustrine deposits
- NSIDC
- NSIDC > National Snow and Ice Data Center
- OPP9908829
- outwash
- Sagavanirktok
- Toolik Lake
Platform
Instrument
Project
- ARCSS/LAII/ATLAS Arctic System Science/LAII/Arctic Transitions in the Land-Atmosphere System
Quality
Data were created with the greatest spatial accuracy possible, but are not categorically guaranteed to conform to national map accuracy standards.
Data Set Progress
complete
Originating Center
NSIDC_ARCSS
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: 1.5 MB
Distribution Format: ESRI Shapefiles
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
Thomas D. Hamilton
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 907 786-7451
Fax: 1 907 786-7401
Email: thamilto@usgs.gov
Contact Address:
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Mineral Resources Team - Alaska
- U.S. Geological Survey
- 4200 University Drive
City: Anchorage
Province or State: AK
Andrew W. Balser
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 907 474.2466
Email: fnawb@uaf.edu
Contact Address:
- University of Alaska at Fairbanks
- Institute of Arctic Biology, Toolik Field Station GIS & Remote Sensing Manager
- University of Alaska at Fairbanks
- 311 Irving I
City: Fairbanks
Province or State: AK
Postal Code: 99775-7000
Country: USA
James Anderson
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- University of Colorado Boulder
- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
- University of Colorado Boulder
- UCB 450
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Circumpolar Arctic Geobotanical Atlas, Upper Kuparuk Maps
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Sample Data Rendering
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
GIS Data and Resources at NSIDC
Reference
These data are designed to be used in conjunction with the following report: Hamilton, T.D. 2002. Glacial Geology of the Toolik Lake and Upper Kuparuk River Region. Edited by D.A. Walker. Biological Papers of the University of Alaska. University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Arctic Biology, Fairbanks, AK. ISSN: 00568-8604.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-10-03
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-07-05
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