Air Temperature and Thaw Depth, North Slope, Alaska: Field Measurements (1995-97) and Computed Values
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  Data Contributors
- NELSON, FREDERICK E. (FRITZ)
- SHIKLOMANOV, NIKOLAY I.
- MUELLER, G. E.
Parameters
- ACTIVE LAYER
- AIR TEMPERATURE
- FREEZE/THAW > THAW DEPTH, THAWING DEGREE DAY, THAW DEPTH, THAWING DEGREE DAY
- GLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESS
- ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS > ACTIVE LAYER THICKNESS, ACTIVE LAYER THICKNESS
- ICE GROWTH/MELT > THAW DEPTH, THAWING DEGREE DAY, THAW DEPTH, THAWING DEGREE DAY
- PERMAFROST > ACTIVE-LAYER THICKNESS, THAW DEPTH, THAWING DEGREE DAY, THAW DEPTH
- SEASONALLY FROZEN GROUND
- SOIL TEMPERATURE
- SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE
Instruments
- PROBES
- STEEL MEASURING TAPE
- TEMPERATURE LOGGERS
- THERMISTORS
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This data product contains field data measurements of air temperatures and thaw depth (active-layer thickness) measured at locations in north-central Alaska, and modelled values of air temperatures and thaw depth extrapolated to an area encompassing the Kuparuk River basin of north-central Alaska. Air temperature and thaw depth were measured in the years 1995, 1996, and 1997; air temperature was measured at 10 core Flux Study plots and additional sites, and thaw depth was measured within each of seven ARCSS 1 km x 1 km grids. The data were collected to provide a basis for extrapolating thawing degree-days and thaw depth to the landscape scale (the Kuparuk River basin). Modelled air temperatures derived from the 1995 air temperature measurements are represented in 787 x 371 element matrices of thawing degree-day sums at weekly intervals for part of summer 1995. Thaw depth matrices were modelled using the interpolated thawing degree-day data, a vegetation map of the Kuparuk River basin, and a digital elevation model (DEM) of the same area. Modelled thaw depth is represented in 178 x 369 element matrices of active-layer thickness at weekly intervals for part of summer 1995, one time period in 1996, and 'end-of-season' (August 6) 1997.
Data CitationNelson, F.E. 1996. Air Temperature and Thaw Depth, North Slope, Alaska: Field Measurements (1995-97) and Computed Values. Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media.
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