Meteorology and soil temperatures, Hot Weather Creek, Ellesmere Island, NWT, Canada  View Catalog Page Entry ID
GGD220
Summary
The instrumentation was installed in June 1988 and was initially maintained by the Arctic Adaptation Division Canadian Climate Centre, Atmospheric Environment Service (CCC/AES) with field support by Geological Survey of Canada (GSC). It consists of a Campbell Scientific CR10 micrologger with meteorological sensors for air temperature an relative humidity, wind speed and direction, and solar incoming radiation. It also supports a snow depth sensor, an experimental vegetation temperature and four ground temperatures. It is powered by a 25-AH, 12-volt gel cell (a second gel cell was added in 1989) charged by a 10-watt solar panel. Hourly and Daily sampling was carried out. Data have been quality controlled and fully documented (see documentation files accompanying the data). The High Arctic Integrated Research and Monitoring Area (IRMA) of the GSC was established on Fosheim Peninsula to support interdisciplinary studies related to environmental change. Research carried out between 1989 and 1994, had as primary objective to determine relationships between geomorphic processes and climate in order to help predict the potential geologic impact of global change. Establishment of detailed paleoclimatic records for this region has also been considered essential to provide a context for ongoing climate change. Paleoecological studies (records of peat cores, lakes cores, ice cores, sea cores and archeological records) in concert with other methodologies have been used to outline climatic variability (short, middle or long-term variabilities) and are a primary research component in the region. A major compilation of 20 papers has been produced (see Garneau in press) involving 34 participants from government, universities and industry. The synthesis includes the results from studies of modern conditions (climate, flora and fauna), quaternary geology and glacial history, paleoenvironmental records (i.e. ice cores, ocean, lakes, peat, archeological sites), permafrost dynamics and hydrologic systems. Nine appendices complete the document including a comprehensive bibliography and various data series (climate, vegetation, insects, geophysics, plant and arthropod macrofossils and radiocarbon dates) to provide background forfuture projects in the area. These data are on the CAPS Version 1.0 CD-ROM, and were identified for inclusion through the efforts of Kathy Young, Ph.D. graduate of Department of Geography, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 79.965°
S: 79.965°
E: -84.442°
W: -84.442°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Altl, B.T
Dataset Title: Meteorology and soil temperatures, Hot Weather Creek, Ellesmere Island, NWT, Canada
Dataset Release Date: 1998-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/ggd220.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1988-06-01
Stop Date: 1994-04-30
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA CANADA HOT WEATHER CREEK PLATEAU SITE, FOSHEIM PENINSULA,
Science Keywords
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Permafrost
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Soil Temperature
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Permafrost
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Soil Temperature
Ancillary Keywords
- Air Temperature
- Climate Change
- Meteorology
- Snow
- Soil Temperature
- Solar Radiation
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 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 Format: ASCII Text
Personnel
Claude L. Labine
Role: DATA AUTHOR
Phone: 1 403 454-2505
Fax: 1 403 454-2655
Email: clabine@ibm.net
Contact Address:
- Campbell Scientific Canada Corporation
- 11564-149 St.
City: Edmonton
Province or State: Alberta
Postal Code: T5M 1W7
Country: Canada
Bea Taylor Alt
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 613 822-2562
Fax: 1 613 822-1537
Email: bea@freenet.carleton.ca
Contact Address:
- Balanced Environmental Associates
- 5034 Lentrim Road
City: Carlsbad Springs
Province or State: Ontario
Postal Code: K0A 1K0
Country: Canada
Kathy Young
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: klyoung@yorku.ca
Contact Address:
- McMaster University
- Department of Geography
- Hamilton, ON L8S 4L
City: Hamilton
Province or State: Ontario
Postal Code: L8S 4K1
Country: Canada
Reference
Alt, B.T., Labine, C.L., Headley, A., Koerner, R.M., and Edlund, S.A. 1992a. High Arctic IRMA (Integrated Research and Monitoring Area) automatic weather station field data 1990-91, Parts 1&2; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2562.
Alt, B.T., Labine, C.L., Headley, A., Koerner, R.M., and Edlund, S.A. 1992b. High Arctic IRMA (Integrated Research and Monitoring Area) automatic weather station field data 1990-91, Part 3; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2562.
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Edlund, S.A., Young, K.L., and Woo, M.-K. 1990. Aspects of vegetation and soil hydrology of Hot Weather Creek, Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada; Abstract, Proceedings, Eighth International Northern Regions Basin Symposium and Workshop, Abisko, Sweden.
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Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1998-01-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-08-24
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