Geological and Geophysical Analyses of Permafrost and Groundwater Conditions, Fort Wainright, Alaska, USA

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Entry ID

ggd236

Summary

This study used ground-penetrating radar to map groundwater (sub- and supra-permafrost) and bedrock and permafrost constraints to water flow at Fort Wainright, Alaska. Active layer parameters, depth of perennial thaw, and permafrost dialectic permittivity were measured.

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Daniel E. Lawson and Steven Arcone
Dataset Title: Geological and Geophysical Analyses of Permafrost and Groundwater Conditions, Fort Wainright, Alaska, USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/ggd236.html

Location Keywords

• Continent North America Alaska
• Continent North America United States Of America Fort Wainright,, Alaska

Science Keywords

• Cryosphere Frozen Ground Active Layer
• Cryosphere Frozen Ground Permafrost
• Cryosphere Snow/Ice Freeze/Thaw
• Cryosphere Snow/Ice Permafrost
• Land Surface Frozen Ground Active Layer
• Land Surface Frozen Ground Permafrost
• Land Surface Soils Permafrost
• Terrestrial Hydrosphere Ground Water Drainage
• Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Freeze/Thaw
• Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Permafrost

Ancillary Keywords

• Active Layer
• Groundwater
• Mapping
• Permafrost Properties
• Thaw

Platform

• GROUND STATIONS
• GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Data Center

NSIDC Frozen Ground Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/

Data Center Personnel

Name: NSIDC FGDC 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

Personnel

Daniel E. Lawson
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 603-646-4344
Email: dlawson@crrel.usace.army.mil
Contact Address:
72 Lyme Road
City: Hanover
Province or State: NH
Postal Code: 03755-1290
Country: USA

Steven Arcone
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 603-646-4368
Email: sarcone@crrel.usace.army.mil
Contact Address:
72 Lyme Road
City: Hanover
Province or State: NH
Postal Code: 03755-1290
Country: USA

Reference

Arcone, S., and D.E. Lawson. Multi-bandwidth reflector profiling of alluvial permafrost with ground-penetrating radar. In preparation for Geophysics.

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Metadata Version: 9.7

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