Model Output from the Marine Biology Laboratory General Ecosystem Model (MBL-GEM) for Toolik Lake, 1921-2144, and the Kuparuk River Basin, 1995

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Entry ID

ARCSS052

Summary

This data set contains model input and output data for four simulations of varying time periods and spatial coverage.

The first two simulations are for acidic tussock tundra in the Toolik Lake region of the Kuparuk River watershed for the years 1921 to 2144. Each of these simulations is made up of two parts. The first part is based upon a reconstruction of historical climate variables from 1921 to 1995, while the second part is based upon a doubling of C02 and the concurrent changes in temperature, soil moisture, and irradiance from 1996 to 2144. The historical period is the same for both simulations. The future period differs between the two simulations: One simulation assumes a direct relationship between soil moisture and temperature (i.e., warmer and wetter), and the other assumes an inverse relationship between soil moisture and temperature (i.e., warmer and drier). The climate drivers used for the simulations are included as part of this dataset.

The second two simulations are for acidic tussock tundra throughout the entire Kuparuk River basin for 1995 only. The first simulation uses the reconstructed 1995 climate. The second simulation uses the same climate with an increase in soil moisture. The model output data consist of 34 variables including photosynthesis, plant and soil respiration, net primary production, net mineralization, and carbon and nitrogen stocks in plant tissues and soils.

Geographic Coverage

 

Spatial Coordinates:
N: 69°     S: 68°     E: -148°     W: -150°    
N: 70°     S: 69°     E: -148°     W: -149°    

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: John E. Hobbie, Edward B. Rastetter, and Bonnie L. Kwiatkowski
Dataset Title: Model Output from the Marine Biology Laboratory General Ecosystem Model (MBL-GEM) for Toolik Lake, 1921-2144, and the Kuparuk River Basin, 1995
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/arcss052.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1921-01-01
Stop Date: 2144-12-31

Start Date: 1995-05-01
Stop Date: 1995-08-31

Location Keywords

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

Science Keywords

  • Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Carbon and Hydrocarbon Compounds Carbon Dioxide
  • Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Nitrogen Compounds
  • Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Air Temperature
  • Biosphere Ecological Dynamics Photosynthesis
  • Biosphere Ecological Dynamics Respiration
  • Biosphere Vegetation Carbon
  • Biosphere Vegetation Leaf Characteristics
  • Biosphere Vegetation Litter Characteristics
  • Biosphere Vegetation Nitrogen
  • Biosphere Vegetation Photosynthetically Active Radiation
  • Land Surface Soils Carbon
  • Land Surface Soils Nitrogen
  • Land Surface Soils Soil Chemistry
  • Land Surface Soils Soil Respiration

Ancillary Keywords

  • ADCC
  • ARCSS052
  • Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
  • Atmospheric CO2
  • Carbon In Litter Fall
  • Cellulose Carbon
  • Cellulose Nitrogen
  • Ciesin
  • DEB-9211775
  • DEB9211775
  • Environmental Modeling
  • Extractives Carbon
  • Extractives Nitrogen
  • GPP
  • Heartwood Carbon
  • Heartwood Nitrogen
  • Humus Carbon
  • Humus Nitrogen
  • Kuparuk River basin
  • Leaf Carbon
  • Leaf Nitrogen
  • Lignin Carbon
  • Lignin Nitrogen
  • MBL-GEM Model
  • Microbial Respiration
  • Modeling
  • National Science Foundation
  • Net Nitrogen Mineralization
  • Net Primary Production
  • Nitrogen Deposition
  • Nitrogen In Litter Fall
  • Nitrogen Inputs
  • Nitrogen Loss From Ecosystem
  • Nitrogen Translocated From Foliage
  • Nitrogen Uptake
  • NPP
  • NSF
  • NSIDC
  • OPP-9318529
  • OPP-9318530
  • OPP-9614038
  • OPP9318529
  • OPP9318530
  • OPP9614038
  • PAR
  • Percent Water Filled Pore Space
  • Photosynthesis
  • Photosynthetically Active Radiation
  • Plant Respiration
  • Resp_soil
  • RESP_VEG
  • Root Carbon
  • Root Nitrogen
  • Sapwood Carbon
  • Sapwood Nitrogen
  • Soil Inorganic Nitrogen
  • Soil Nitrogen
  • Temperature
  • Total Ecosystem Carbon
  • Total Ecosystem Nitrogen
  • Total Plant Carbon
  • Total Plant Nitrogen
  • Total Soil Carbon
  • WFPS

ISO Topic Category (View Definitions)

  • Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere

Project

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

Use Constraints

Use of these data requires the user to:

Send a notice to the principal investigator stating the reasons for acquiring any data and describing publication intentions.

Send a copy of the report or manuscript to the principal investigator prior to submission and adequately cite the principal investigator in any resultant publications. Send a copy of resultant publications to the Principal Investigator:

Dr. John Hobbie Ecosystems Center Marine Biological laboratory Woods Holes, MA 02543

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NSIDC_ARCSS

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Set ID: ARCSS052

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: ARCSS052

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
Distribution Size: 110 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII comma-delimited text files

Distribution Media: ftp
Distribution Size: 52 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII text files containing documentation

Personnel

JOHN E. HOBBIE
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: jhobbie@lupine.mbl.edu
Contact Address:
Ecosystems Center
Marine Biological Laboratory
City: Woods Hole
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 02543

Edward B. Rastetter
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Marine Biological Laboratory
Ecosystems Center
City: Woods Hole
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 02543

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

Bonnie Kwiatkowski
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Marine Biological Laboratory
Ecosystems Center
City: Woods Hole
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 02543

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

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Reference

Hobbie, J.E., B.L. Kwiatkowski, E.B. Rastetter, D.A. Walker, and R.B. McKane. 1998. Carbon cycling in the Kuparuk basin: Plant production, carbon storage, and sensitivity to future changes. Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres 103(D22): 29,065-29,073.

Keeling, C.D., R.B. Bacastow, T.P. Whorf. 1982. 'Measurements of the concentration of carbon dioxide at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii.' in Carbon Dioxide Review: 1982. edited by W.C. Clark. pp. 377-385, Oxford University press, New York, New York.

Maxwell, B. 1992. 'Arctic climate: Potential for change under global warming, in Arctic Ecosystems,' in A Changing Climate, edited by F.S. Chapin, R.L. Jefferies, J.F. Reynolds, G.R. Shaver and J. Svoboda. pp. 11-34. Academic Press, San Diego.

McKane, R.B., E.B. Rastetter, G.R. Shaver, K.J. Nadelhoffer, A.E. Giblin, J.A. Laundre, F.S. Chapin. 1997a. 'Effects of experimental changes in CO2 and climate on carbon storage in arctic tundra.' Ecology 78:1170-1187.

McKane, R.B., E.B. Rastetter, G.R. Shaver, K.J. Nadelhoffer, A.E. Giblin, J.A. Laundre, F.S. Chapin. 1997b. 'Reconstruction and analysis of historical changes in carbon storage in arctic tundra.' Ecology 78:1188-1198.

Neftel, A., E. Moor, H. Oeschger, B. Stauffer. 1985. 'Evidence from polar ice cores for the increase in atmospheric CO2 in the past two centuries,' Nature 315:45-47.

Rastetter, E.B., M.G. Ryan, G.R. Shaver, J.M. Mellillo, K.J. Nadelhoffer, J.E. Hobbie, J.D. Aber. 1991. A general biogeochemical model describing the responses of the C and N cycles in terrestrial ecosystems to changes in CO2, climate, and N deposition. Tree Physiology 9:101-126.

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Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7

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Last DIF Revision Date: 2002-07-18

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