GIS Data from the Alaska North Slope

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Entry ID

ARCSS017

Summary

This data set includes ArcInfo-formatted maps of the Kuparuk River Basin Region of the Alaskan North Slope (at 1:250,000 scale) and five subset study areas: the Upper Kuparuk River Basin Subregion (1:25,000), the Imnavait Creek Landscape (1:6,000), the Toolik Lake Landscape (1:5,000), the Imnavait Creek Grid (1:500), and the Toolik Lake Grid (1:500).

Land cover (satellite-derived) and elevation data (USGS DEM-derived) are provided for the Kuparuk River Basin Region. For the five subset areas, an integrated terrain unit mapping (ITUM) approach simultaneously mapped vegetation and other terrain features as interpreted in the field from a common aerial-photograph base. The result is a single ITUM map for each area, including vegetation, geomorphology, glacial geology, and many other features. Various supplemental maps (e.g., hydrologic features and roads) for each of the areas are available for use as overlays.

Geographic Coverage

 

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

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: D.A. (Skip) Walker
Dataset Title: GIS Data from the Alaska North Slope
Dataset Release Date: 1996-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss017.html

Location Keywords

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

Science Keywords

  • Biosphere Vegetation
  • Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
  • Land Surface Topography Landforms
  • Land Surface Topography Terrain Elevation
  • Solid Earth Rocks/Minerals Minerals/Crystals MINERAL TYPES
  • Terrestrial Hydrosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
  • Terrestrial Hydrosphere Surface Water Drainage
  • Terrestrial Hydrosphere Surface Water Watershed Characteristics

Ancillary Keywords

  • ADCC
  • Alaska
  • Arc/INFO
  • ARCSS017
  • Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
  • Geology
  • Geomorphology
  • GIS
  • Hydrology
  • National Science Foundation
  • NSF
  • NSIDC
  • OPP-9214959
  • OPP-9318530
  • OPP9214959
  • OPP9318530

Platform

  • MAPS

Project

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

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

ADCC

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Set ID: ARCSS017

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: ARCSS017

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

Personnel

Donald (Skip) A. Walker
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 907-474-2460
Email: ffdaw@uaf.edu
Contact Address:
Institute of Arctic Biology
University of Alaska Fairbanks
City: Fairbanks
Province or State: AK
Postal Code: 99775-6780
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

ftp://adcc.colorado.edu/pub/projects/arcss017/
data ftp site

http://nsidc.org/data/arcss017.html
access to data and documentation

Metadata Name and Version

Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 1999-12-22
Last DIF Revision Date: 2002-07-18

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