Glacial Geology Map of the Toolik Lake and Upper Kuparuk River Region, Alaska

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Entry ID

ARCSS117

Summary

This data set consists of a digital glacial geology map of the Toolik and upper Kuparuk River region, Alaska, USA. The map covers a 740 km² area on Alaska's North Slope, in the northern foothills of the Brooks Range. The map contains polygon and line features, annotation, and legends and is distributed as an ArcInfo GIS interchange (.e00) file or shapefiles. The data set describes substrate only and does not include topographic, hydrographic, or cultural features.

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Dr. Donald Walker
Dataset Title: Glacial Geology Map of the Toolik Lake and Upper Kuparuk River Region, Alaska
Dataset Release Date: 2003-10-03
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss117.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1976-06-01
Stop Date: 2001-08-31

Paleo Temporal Coverage

Paleo Start Date: 350,000 ybp
Paleo Stop Date: 2001

Location Keywords

• Continent North America United States Of America Alaska

Science Keywords

• Cryosphere Frozen Ground Periglacial Processes
• Land Surface Erosion/Sedimentation Erosion
• Land Surface Erosion/Sedimentation Sediments
• Land Surface Frozen Ground Periglacial Processes
• Land Surface Geomorphology Fluvial Landforms/Processes
• Land Surface Geomorphology Glacial Landforms/Processes
• Land Surface Landscape Landscape Patterns
• Paleoclimate Land Records Glaciation
• Paleoclimate Land Records Sediments
• Solid Earth Geomorphology Fluvial Landforms/Processes
• Solid Earth Geomorphology Glacial Landforms/Processes
• Solid Earth Rocks/Minerals Age Determinations
• Solid Earth Rocks/Minerals Sediments
• Terrestrial Hydrosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glaciers moraine
• Terrestrial Hydrosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glaciers till

Ancillary Keywords

• alluvium
• ARCSS
• ARCSS Data Coordination Center
• fan deposits
• Glacier
• Itkillik
• Kuparuk River
• lacustrine deposits
• NSIDC
• NSIDC > National Snow and Ice Data Center
• OPP9908829
• outwash
• Sagavanirktok
• Toolik Lake

Platform

• AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS

Instrument

• CAMERAS

Project

• ARCSS/LAII/ATLAS Arctic System Science/LAII/Arctic Transitions in the Land-Atmosphere System

Quality

Data were created with the greatest spatial accuracy possible, but are not categorically guaranteed to conform to national map accuracy standards.

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: ARCSS117

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: ARCSS117

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: 1.5 MB
Distribution Format: ARC/INFO export file

Distribution Media: ftp
Distribution Size: 1.5 MB
Distribution Format: Shapefiles

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

Thomas D. Hamilton
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 907-786-7451
Fax: 907-786-7401
Email: thamilto@usgs.gov
Contact Address:
U.S. Geological Survey
4200 University Drive
City: Anchorage
Province or State: AK

Andrew W. Balser
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 907.474.2466
Email: fnawb@uaf.edu
Contact Address:
University of Alaska at Fairbanks
311 Irving I
City: Fairbanks
Province or State: AK
Postal Code: 99775-7000
Country: USA

James Anderson
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
University of Colorado Boulder
UCB 450
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309

Related URL

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Web version jpeg of map; link to pdf file of report; links to high-and low-resolution versions of the map for download

Reference

These data are designed to be used in conjunction with the following report: Hamilton, T.D. 2002. Glacial Geology of the Toolik Lake and Upper Kuparuk River Region. Edited by D.A. Walker. Biological Papers of the University of Alaska. University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Arctic Biology, Fairbanks, AK. ISSN: 00568-8604. URL: http://www.geobotany.uaf.edu/arcticgeobot/support_docs_4_maps/2002_hamilton.pdf

Metadata Name and Version

Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2003-09-23

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