Model Output Assessing Net Carbon Exchange Across the Arctic Tundra-Boreal Forest Transition in Alaska, 1981-2000  View Catalog Page Entry ID
ARCSS162
Summary
In this study, investigators simulated the temporal and spatial patterns of net carbon exchange in Alaskan ecosystems that span the transition from Arctic tundra to boreal forest. They modeled net carbon storage in terrestrial ecosystems by the balance between net primary production (NPP) and decomposition. They also modeled vegetation and soil carbon and nitrogen pools in tundra, shrub tundra, and tree line evergreen conifer forest ecosystems. Field data were used to develop parameterizations for the Terrestrial Ecosystem Model (TEM) 5.0. Investigators extrapolated the model spatially over the Alaskan Arctic to boreal tree line to simulate changes in vegetation and soil carbon storage from 1981-2000 (Thompson et al. 2005).
Data are in Microsoft Excel Comma Separated Values format and are available via FTP.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 69°
S: 65.5°
E: -141.5°
W: -167.5°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: F. Stuart Chapin
Dataset Title: Model Output Assessing Net Carbon Exchange Across the Arctic Tundra-Boreal Forest Transition in Alaska, 1981-2000
Dataset Release Date: 2007-03-14
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss162.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1981-01-01
Stop Date: 2000-12-31
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 0.5 deg
Longitude Resolution: 0.5 deg
Temporal Resolution: 1 mon
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALASKA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION ARCTIC
Science Keywords
- Biosphere Ecological Dynamics Nutrient Cycling Net Ecosystem Production
- Biosphere Ecological Dynamics Nutrient Cycling Net Primary Production
- Biosphere Ecological Dynamics Respiration Heterotrophic Respiration
Ancillary Keywords
- Alaska
- Alaskan North Slope
- ARCSS162
- Boreal Forest
- Carbon Cycle
- Carbon Flux
- Heterotrophic Respiration
- Modeling
- NEP
- Net Ecosystem Productivity
- Net Primary Production
- nitrogen flux
- NPP
- OPP-9732126
- Terrestrial Ecosystem Model (TEM)
- Terrestrial Ecosystems
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
- GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
- MODELS
Quality
Please refer to Thompson et al. 2005 for quality assessment information.
Data Set Progress
complete
Originating Center
ARCSS/ADCC
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
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 2.43 MB
Distribution Format: Microsoft Excel
Personnel
F. Stuart (Terry) Chapin III
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- Institute of Arctic Biology (IAB)
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
City: Fairbanks
Province or State: AK
Postal Code: 99775
Thomas E. Osterkamp
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 907 474-7548
Fax: 1 907 474-7290
Email: tomeo@yhti.net
Contact Address:
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Geophysical Institute
City: Fairbanks
Province or State: AK
Postal Code: 99775-7320
Country: USA
Vladimir Romanovsky
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 907 474-7548
Fax: 1 907 474-7290
Email: veromanovsky@alaska.edu
Contact Address:
- University of Alaska
- Geophysical Institute
City: Fairbanks
Province or State: AK
Postal Code: 99775
Country: USA
A. Dave McGuire
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 907 474-6242
Fax: 1 907 474-6716
Email: ffadm@uaf.edu
Contact Address:
- Department of Biology and Wildlife
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
- 216 Irving, I Building
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
Reference
Muller, S. V., A. E. Racoviteanu, and D. A. Walker. 1999. Landsat MSS-derived land-cover map of northern Alaska: extrapolation methods and a comparison with photo-interpreted and AVHRR-derived maps. International Journal of Remote Sensing 20, 2921-2946.
Serreze, M. C., J. E. Walsh, F. S. Chapin, III, T. Osterkamp, M. Dyurgerov, V. Romanovsky, W. C. Oechel, J. Morison, T. Zhang, and R. G. Barry. 2000. Observational evidence of recent change in the northern high latitude environment. Climatic Change 46, 159207.
Thompson, C. C., A. D. McGuire, J. S. Clein, F. S. Chapin, III, and J. Beringer. 2005. Net carbon exchange across the Arctic tundra-boreal forest transition in Alaska 1981-2000. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 11:805-827. doi: 10.1007/s11027-005-9016-3.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2007-03-14
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-09-10
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