Borehole Temperatures from the North Slope of Alaska, 1977-2003

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Data Contributors OSTERKAMP, THOMAS E. Parameters FROZEN GROUND > ACTIVE LAYER FROZEN GROUND > PERMAFROST FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE SNOW/ICE > PERMAFROST SOILS > PERMAFROST SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE Instruments TEMPERATURE PROFILERS

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This data set contains temperatures collected from boreholes on the North Slope of Alaska at 23 sites between 1977 and 2003. Most data fall into a date range of 1983-2003. The data consist of manually measured temperature profiles.

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Thomas E. Osterkamp. 2000. Borehole Temperatures from the North Slope of Alaska, 1977-2003. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.

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• Daily Air and Active Layer Temperatures From Permafrost Observatories in Alaska, 1986-2001
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