Map of Natural (Landscape) and Permafrost Zones and the Net of Soil Temperature Meteorological Stations in Russia and Middle Asian Mountains

Data Contributors GILICHINSKY, DAVID Parameters FROZEN GROUND FROZEN GROUND > PERMAFROST LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPE > LANDSCAPE PATTERNS SNOW/ICE > PERMAFROST SNOW/ICE > PERMAFROST > THAW DEPTH

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This data set is a vector coverage of the Map of Natural Landscape and Permafrost Zones and the Net of Soil Temperature Meteorological Stations in Russia and Middle Asian Mountains (scale 1:4000000), published by the Russian Academy of Sciences Earth Cryosphere Institute and Institute for Phytochemical and Biological Problems in Earth Science The original map was compiled by E. Melnikov and D.A. Gilichinsky. The digital map was created in Geograph, which is a Geographic Information System developed by the GIS Research Center, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences. Data are available through FTP.

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Melnikov, E. and D.A. Gilichinsky. 1999. Map of Natural (Landscape) and Permafrost Zones and the Net of Soil Temperature Meteorological Stations in Russia and Middle Asian Mountains. [indicate subset used]. Moscow, Russia: Russian Academy of Sciences Earth Cryosphere Institute and Institute for Phytoch.

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