Geocryology and Geocryological Zonation of Mongolia  View Catalog Page Entry ID
ggd648
Summary
The map of Geocryology and Geocryological Zonation of Mongolia was derived from the National Atlas of Mongolia (Sodnom and Yanshin, 1990). The data set depicts the distribution and general properties of permafrost and seasonally frozen ground and locations of specific cryogenic phenomena in Mongolia. Two plates were digitized. One plate, at a scale of 1:12,000,000, depicts four general geocryological zones: continuous and discontinuous permafrost, insular and sparsely insular permafrost, sporadic permafrost, and seasonally frozen ground. The second plate, at a scale of 1:4,500,000, depicts 14 different terrain classifications determined according to elevation, mean annual air temperature, permafrost thickness and thaw depth, and seasonal frozen ground freeze depth. The locations of six specific cryogenic phenomena are also included: perennial frost mounds, icings, thermokarst, cryogenic landslides, solifluction, and cryogenic planation. Data are available via FTP as ESRI shapefiles.
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Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 52.229265°
S: 40.607674°
E: 121.354759°
W: 87.00179°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Sodnom, N. and A. L. Yanshin, eds.
Dataset Title: Geocryology and Geocryological Zonation
Dataset Series Name: National Atlas of Mongolia
Dataset Release Date: 2005-09-15
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Data Presentation Form: Digital Media
Other Citation Details: Digitized by M. Parsons from Sodnom, N. and A. L. Yanshin, eds. 1990. Geocryology and Geocryological Zonation, in the National Atlas of Mongolia. Ulan Bator, Mo
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/ggd648.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1990-01-01
Stop Date: 1990-12-31
Location Keywords
- Continent Asia Eastern Asia Mongolia
Science Keywords
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Air Temperature
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Active Layer
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Ground Ice
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Periglacial Processes
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Permafrost
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Seasonally Frozen Ground
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Active Layer
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Ground Ice
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Periglacial Processes
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Permafrost
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Seasonally Frozen Ground
Ancillary Keywords
- Active Layer Depth
- Air Temperature
- Continuous Permafrost
- Discontinuous Permafrost
- freeze depth
- Frozen Ground
- Ground Ice
- Mountain Permafrost
- Permafrost Distribution
- Permafrost Extent
- Permafrost Features
- Permafrost Properties
- Thaw Depth
- Thermokarst
- Elevation
- Geoscientific Information
Quality
The maps were digitized by first scanning the images at high resolution and then rectifying the image to the Digital Chart of the World's boundary may of Mongolia. No projection information was available on the original map, so the projection was chosen to best rectify the map.
Data Center
NSIDC Frozen Ground Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/
Data Set ID: GGD648
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 Set ID: GGD648
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
Distribution
Distribution Media: ftp
Distribution Size: 4.7 MB
Distribution Format: ESRI shapefiles
Personnel
N. Sodnom
Role: INVESTIGATOR
A. L. Yanshin
Role: INVESTIGATOR
NSIDC User Services
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (303) 492-6199
Fax: (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
Reference
Sodnom, N. and A. L. Yanshin, eds. 1990. Geocryology and Geocryological Zonation, in the National Atlas of Mongolia. Ulan Bator, Mongolia/Moscow: GUGK. Plates 40 and 41, scale 1:4,500,000
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
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