Time Series of Seasonally Frozen Ground Depth in the Russian Arctic, 1930-1990

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Entry ID

ARCSS166

Summary

This data set consists of seasonally frozen ground depth measurements based on soil temperatures in the Russian Arctic. Seasonal freezing and thawing processes in cold regions play a major role in ecosystem diversity, productivity, and the Arctic hydrological system. Long-term changes in seasonal freeze and thaw depths are also important indicators of climate change.

Investigators collected data from 211 ground-based stations. The record extends from 1930 to 1990 and includes seasonal freeze depths derived from soil temperature data that are averaged yearly. Data are in tab-delimited ASCII text format and are available via FTP.

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Tingjun Zhang
Dataset Title: Time Series of Seasonally Frozen Ground Depth in the Russian Arctic, 1930-1990
Dataset Release Date: 2006-09-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Data Presentation Form: Digital media
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss166.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1930-01-01
Stop Date: 1990-12-31

Data Resolution

Temporal Resolution: Monthly

Location Keywords

• Continent Europe Eastern Europe Russia
• Geographic Region Arctic

Science Keywords

• Cryosphere Frozen Ground Seasonally Frozen Ground
• Land Surface Frozen Ground Seasonally Frozen Ground

Ancillary Keywords

• ARC-0229766
• ARCSS
• ARCSS Data Coordination Center
• arcss166
• Arctic
• Arctic Soils
• Frozen Ground
• OPP-0229766
• Russia

ISO Topic Category (View Definitions)

• Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
• Environment

Platform

• GROUND STATIONS

Instrument

• THERMISTORS
• THERMOMETERS

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NSIDC_ARCSS

Data Center

NSIDC Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/arcss/
Data Set ID: ARCSS166

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: 39 KB
Distribution Format: Microsoft Excel
Fees: None

Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 423 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII text
Fees: None

Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 53 KB
Distribution Format: GIF
Fees: None

Personnel

Tingjun Zhang
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 303-492-6199
Fax: 303-492-2359
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
UCB449
City: Boulder
Province or State: Colorado
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

R. G. Barry
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
449 UCB
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

Oliver W. Frauenfeld
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
UCB 449
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
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

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Time Series of Active Layer Thickness in the Russian Arctic, 1930-1990

Reference

Frauenfeld, O. W., T. Zhang, R. G. Barry, and D. Gilichinsky. 2004. Interdecadal changes in seasonal freeze and thaw depths in Russia. Journal of Geophysical Research 109, D05101. doi:10.1029/2003JD004245.

Gilichinsky, D. A., R. G. Barry, S. S. Bykhovets, et. al. 1998. A century of temperature observations of soil climate: Methods of analysis and long-term trends, in Proceedings of 7th International Conference on Permafrost, edited by A. Lewkowicz and M. Allard, pp. 313-317, Cent. d'Etudes Nordiques, Univ. Laval, Ste-Foy, Canada.

State Committee of the U.S.S.R. for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Control. 1985. Instructions for meteorological stations and posts, in Meteorological Observations at Stations, vol. 3, part 1, Gidrometeoizdat, Leningrad.

Zhang, T., O. W. Frauenfeld, M. C. Serreze, et. al. 2005. Spatial and temporal variability in active layer thickness over the Russian Arctic Drainage Basin. Journal of Geophysical Research 100, D16101. doi:10.1029/2004JD005642.

Zhang, T., R. G. Barry, D. Gilichinsky, et. al. 2001. An amplified signal of climatic change in soil temperatures during the last century at Irkutsk, Russia. Climate Change 49, 41-76.

Metadata Name and Version

Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2006-09-01

DIF Text-Only

Directory Interchange Format (DIF) in plain text

DIF XML

Directory Interchange Format (DIF) in Extensible Markup Language (XML)

FGDC HTML

U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM)