Land-Cover Map of the North Slope of Alaska

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Entry ID

ARCSS020

Summary

This ARC/INFO map provides a spatially explicit representation of the nature and distribution of land cover and tundra types on the North Slope of Alaska. This was done in support of extrapolating ecosystem models developed in the Kuparuk to the North Slope.

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Steven V. Muller and Donald A. Walker
Dataset Title: Land-Cover Map of the North Slope of Alaska
Dataset Release Date: 1999-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss020.html

Location Keywords

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

Science Keywords

• Biosphere Terrestrial Ecosystems Alpine/Tundra
• Biosphere Terrestrial Ecosystems Shrubland/Scrub
• Biosphere Terrestrial Ecosystems Wetlands
• Biosphere Vegetation Vegetation Cover
• Land Surface Land Use/Land Cover Land Cover

Ancillary Keywords

• ADCC
• Arc/INFO
• ARCSS020
• Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
• GIS
• National Science Foundation
• NSF
• NSIDC
• OPP-9415554
• OPP9415554

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: ARCSS020

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: ARCSS020

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

STEVEN V. MULLER
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Tundra Ecosystem Analysis and Mapping Laboratory
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0450

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/arcss020/
data ftp site

http://nsidc.org/data/arcss020.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: 1999-08-25
Last DIF Revision Date: 2002-07-18

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