Modeled Daily Thaw Depth and Frozen Ground Depth

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Entry ID

GGD619

Summary

This data set contains modeled daily thaw depth and freezing depth for the Arctic terrestrial drainage basin. Thaw and freezing depths were calculated over the study area with a resolution of 25 km x 25 km. Data extend from September 1998 through December 2000. A finite-difference model for one-dimensional heat conduction with phase change calculates daily thaw and freezing depths, based on data of snow water equivalent, soil temperature, soil dry-bulk density, and soil water content. Data are in space-delimited ASCII text format and are available via FTP.

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Oelke, C., R. Armstrong, M. Serreze, and T. Zhang
Dataset Title: Modeled Daily Thaw Depth and Frozen Ground Depth
Dataset Release Date: 2003-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/ggd619.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1998-09-01
Stop Date: 2000-12-31

Location Keywords

• GEOGRAPHIC REGION ARCTIC ARCTIC DRAINAGE BASIN

Science Keywords

• Cryosphere Frozen Ground Active Layer
• Cryosphere Frozen Ground Seasonally Frozen Ground
• Cryosphere Snow/Ice Freeze/Thaw
• Land Surface Frozen Ground Active Layer
• Land Surface Frozen Ground Seasonally Frozen Ground
• Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Freeze/Thaw

Ancillary Keywords

• Freezing depth
• Thaw Depth

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

Personnel

Christoph Oelke
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: coelke@nsidc.org
Contact Address:

• National Snow and Ice Data Center
• 449 UCB, University of Colorado

City: Boulder
Province or State: Colorado
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

Mark C. Serreze
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: serreze@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

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

Richard Armstrong
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: rlax@nsidc.org
Contact Address:

• National Snow and Ice Data Center
• National Snow and Ice Data Center
• CIRES 449 UCB
• University of Colorado

City: Boulder
Province or State: Colorado
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

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Reference

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Metadata Name and Version

Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2003-01-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-08-30

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