Time Series of Active Layer Thickness in the Russian Arctic, 1930-1990  View Catalog Page Entry ID
ARCSS160
Summary
This data set consists of active layer thickness (ALT) measurements based on soil temperatures in the Russian Arctic. The active layer is the top layer of ground that freezes in the winter and thaws in the summer over permafrost. Changes in ALT over northern high-latitude permafrost regions have important impacts on the surface energy balance, hydrologic cycle, carbon exchange between the atmosphere and the land surface, plant growth, and ecosystem as a whole. Warming may thicken the active layer and induce permafrost thaw.
Investigators collected data from 31 ground-based stations. Derived from monthly averages, the record includes annual maximum active layer depths from 1930 to 1990. Data are in tab-delimited ASCII text format and are available via FTP.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 70.75°
S: 60.9°
E: 178.9°
W: 88.3°
Min Altitude: 22 meters
Max Altitude: 802 meters
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Tingjun Zhang
Dataset Title: Time Series of Active Layer Thickness in the Russian Arctic, 1930-1990
Dataset Release Date: 2006-02-15
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss160.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1930-01-01
Stop Date: 1990-12-31
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT EUROPE EASTERN EUROPE RUSSIA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION ARCTIC
Science Keywords
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Active Layer
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Permafrost
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Soil Temperature
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Active Layer
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Permafrost
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Soil Temperature
Ancillary Keywords
- Active Layer
- Active Layer Depth
- Active Layer Thickness
- ARCSS
- arcss160
- ARCSS Data Coordination Center
- Arctic
- Arctic Soils
- OPP-0229766
- Permafrost
- Russia
- Soil Temperature
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
- GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
- GROUND STATIONS
Instrument
Data Set Progress
complete
Originating Center
NSIDC_ARCSS
Data Center
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
NSIDC Frozen Ground Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC FGDC 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: 110 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Personnel
Tingjun Z Zhang
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Fax: 1 303 492-2359 x
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- University of Colorado
- National Snow and Ice Data Center/World Data Center for Glaciology
- UCB449
City: Boulder
Province or State: Colorado
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
R. G. Barry
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- University of Colorado
- National Snow and Ice Data Center/World Data Center for Glaciology
- 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Oliver W. Frauenfeld
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- University of Colorado
- National Snow and Ice Data Center/World Data Center for Glaciology
- UCB 449
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
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
Reference
Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, R. G. Barry, and D. Gilichinsky. 2004. Interdecadal changes in seasonal freeze and thaw depths in Russia. Journal of Geophysical Research 109, D05101. doi:10.1029/2003JD004245.
Gilichinsky, D. A., R. G. Barry, S. S. Bykhovets, et. al. 1998. A century of temperature observations of soil climate: Methods of analysis and long-term trends, in Proceedings of 7th International Conference on Permafrost, edited by A. Lewkowicz and M. Allard, pp. 313-317, Cent. d'Etudes Nordiques, Univ. Laval, Ste-Foy, Canada.
State Committee of the U.S.S.R. for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Control. 1985. Instructions for meteorological stations and posts, in Meteorological Observations at Stations, vol. 3, part 1, Gidrometeoizdat, Leningrad.
Zhang, T., O. W. Frauenfeld, M. C. Serreze, et. al. 2005. Spatial and temporal variability in active layer thickness over the Russian Arctic Drainage Basin. Journal of Geophysical Research 100, D16101. doi:10.1029/2004JD005642.
Zhang, T., R. G. Barry, D. Gilichinsky, et. al. 2001. An amplified signal of climatic change in soil temperatures during the last century at Irkutsk, Russia. Climate Change 49, 41-76.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-02-15
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-09-02
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