Meteorological and Hydrographic Data, Kuparuk River Watershed

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Entry ID

ARCSS015

Summary

The data files in this data set contain climate and hydrographic information from sites on the North Slope of Alaska from 1985 to 2001. The variables collected were temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, soil heat flux and temperature, snow temperature, precipitation, snow pack water equivalent, and Imnavait Creek discharge rates (meters cubed per second).

Geographic Coverage

 

Spatial Coordinates:
N: 69°     S: 69°     E: -150°     W: -150°    

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Doug Kane and Larry Hinzman
Dataset Title: Meteorological and Hydrographic Data, Kuparuk River Watershed
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss015.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1985-01-01
Stop Date: 2001-12-31

Data Resolution

Temporal Resolution: DAILY

Location Keywords

  • Continent North America United States Of America Alaska
  • Geographic Region Arctic Alaska
  • Geographic Region Polar

Science Keywords

  • Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Air Temperature
  • Atmosphere Atmospheric Water Vapor Humidity
  • Atmosphere Atmospheric Water Vapor Water Vapor
  • Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Surface Winds WIND DIRECTION
  • Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Surface Winds WIND SPEED
  • Atmosphere Precipitation Precipitation Amount
  • Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow Water Equivalent
  • Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Temperature
  • Land Surface Soils Soil Heat Budget
  • Land Surface Soils Soil Temperature
  • Terrestrial Hydrosphere Ground Water Ground Water Discharge/Flow
  • Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow Water Equivalent
  • Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Temperature
  • Terrestrial Hydrosphere Surface Water Discharge/Flow

Ancillary Keywords

  • Alaska
  • ARCSS
  • Arctic
  • Humidity
  • Imnavait Creek
  • NSIDC
  • Precipitation
  • River Discharge Rates
  • Snow Pack Water Equivalent
  • Snow Temperature
  • Soil Heat Flux
  • Soil Heat Temperature
  • Temperature
  • Wind Direction
  • Wind Speed

Platform

  • FIELD SURVEYS
  • GROUND STATIONS
  • GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
  • WEATHER STATIONS

Instrument

  • RAIN GAUGES
  • THERMISTORS
  • THERMOMETERS

Project

  • ARCSS/LAII Arctic System Science/Land-Atmosphere-Ice Interaction

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

ADCC

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Set ID: ARCSS015

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 Set ID: ARCSS015

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 Set ID: ARCSS015

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

World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/wdc/
Data Set ID: ARCSS015

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

Distribution

Distribution Media: ftp

Personnel

Larry D. Hinzman
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 907-474-7331
Fax: 907-474-6087
Email: ffldh@aurora.alaska.edu
Contact Address:
PO Box 755860
City: Fairbanks
Province or State: AK
Postal Code: 99775
Country: USA

D.L. Kane
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 907-474-7808
Fax: 907-474-6087
Email: ffdlk@aurora.alaska.edu
Contact Address:
PO Box 755860
City: Fairbanks
Province or State: AK
Postal Code: 99775
Country: USA

NSIDC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
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

Related URL

http://nsidc.org/data/arcss015.html
Access to data and documentation

Metadata Name and Version

Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2003-02-26

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