Seasonal frost penetration, Sleepers River Research Watershed, Vermont, USA  View Catalog Page Entry ID
ggd278
Summary
The frost tube network is located within a 3.25-square-mile sub-watershed of the Sleepers River Research Watershed near Danville, Vermont, USA. Tubes were positioned in forested and non-forested cover types. The forest cover includes beech, birch, maple hardwoods with a 7% slope and 240 degree aspect, mixed conifer (spruce and balsam) and hardwoods with a 3% slope and 240 degree aspect, and coniferous forest with a 3% slope and 240 degree aspect. The open areas include two large non-cultivated agricultural fields (with approximate 5% slopes and aspects of 240 and 15 degrees) and a small heavily instrumented opening. Site data were generally recorded weekly. Snow depth was measured with a metal meter ruler while frost readings were measured from a plastic tube filled with methylene blue dye suspended in a PVC outer tube. Data cover winter seasons 1983-84 to 1992-93 only. These data are presented on the CAPS Version 1.0 CD-ROM, June 1998.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 44.53°
S: 44.422°
E: -72.039°
W: -72.177°
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1983-01-01
Stop Date: 1992-12-31
Location Keywords
- Continent North America United States Of America Sleepers River Research Watershed, Danville, Vermont,
Science Keywords
- Biosphere Vegetation Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure
- Biosphere Vegetation Vegetation Cover
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Active Layer
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Seasonally Frozen Ground Freeze/thaw cycle
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Freeze/Thaw
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow Depth
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Active Layer
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Seasonally Frozen Ground Freeze/thaw cycle
Ancillary Keywords
- Active Layer
- Seasonal Freeze/thaw
- Snow
- Vegetation
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
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 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
World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/wdc/
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
Personnel
William Roberts
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 603-646-4236
Fax: 603-646-4750
Email: wproberts@rsgisc.crrel.usace.army.mil
Contact Address:
72 Lyme Road
City: Hanover
Province or State: NH
Postal Code: 03755-1290
Country: USA
Timothy Pangburn
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 603-646-4296
Fax: 603-646-4750
Email: tim@rsgisc.crrel.usace.army.mil
Contact Address:
72 Lyme Road
City: Hanover
Province or State: NH
Postal Code: 03755-1290
Country: USA
Reference
Bates, R.E., Pangburn, T. and Greenan, H., 1987. WMO solid precipitation measurement intercomparison at Sleepers River Research Watershed. In: Eastern Snow Conference, 44th, 3-4 June 1987, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, Proceedings, p.1-7. Hepler, J.A. Winter Measurements of Frost Penetration At Sleepers River Research Watershed, Winter 1983-1984. Unpublished. Roberts,W.P. and Cassell , E.A. Sleepers River Research Watershed, Data Report for the period October 1985 to September 1986. Unpublished [Other unpublished reports by Roberts and Cassell cover the years 1985/86 through 1990/91.]
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
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