Active layer and permafrost properties, including snow depth, soil temperature, and soil moisture, Barrow, Alaska, Version 1
Data set id:
GGD222
DOI: 10.7265/w3wq-st79
This is the most recent version of these data.
Overview
This data set contains soil temperature, soil moisture, thaw depth, and snow depth data collected at test sites near Barrow, Alaska, during the following years.
Soil temperature data - 1963-1966, 1993 Soil moisture data - 1963 Thaw depth - 1962-1968, 1991-1993 Snow depth - 1963-1964 This study focused on characterizing the active soil layer at Barrow, and determining the relationships between and among these physical properties at permafrost sites in the Arctic.
This site is U1 of the IPA's Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) Program and later measurements are available at the CALM Web site.
Parameter(s):
ACTIVE LAYERSNOW DEPTHSOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENTSOIL TEMPERATURE
Platform(s):
Not Specified
Sensor(s):
Not Specified
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1962 to 31 December 1968
1 January 1991 to 31 December 1993
1 January 1991 to 31 December 1993
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
- Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
71.29058
S:
71.29058
E:
-156.78872
W:
-156.78872
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.