CALM SITE R29A

CALM SITE R29B

Site name

BYKOVSKIY CAPE PLAKOR

BYKOVSKIY CAPE ALAS

CAPS I Metadata form

CAPS II Metadata form

Site Photograph

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Responsible for data submission

David Gilichinsky

David Gilichinsky

Email Address

gilichin@online.stack.ru

gilichin@online.stack.ru

Institution/Organization

Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science Pushchino, Moscow region

Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science Pushchino, Moscow region

Location description

Bykovskiy Cape

Bykovskiy Cape

Location Lat.

71 deg. 47 min. N

71 deg. 47 min. N

Location Lon.

129 deg. 25 min. E

129 deg. 25 min. E

Elevation avg. (m)

40

5

Methods Grid

100

100

Methods Other

Landscape Description

plakor

alas

Vegetation /Classification

Arctic tundra

Arctic tundra

Soils (or Material)

loam

loam

Thaw depth measurements (year started)               

2003

2004

soil temp. measurements (year started)

no

no

soil moisture measurements (year started)

no

no

general description of soil moisture (dry, moist, wet, saturated)

moist

wet and saturated

soil texture: if non organic describe texture, if organic indicate thickness of organic layer (cm)

loamy

loamy

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REFERENCES:

Fyodorov-Davydov D.G., A.L. Kholodov, V.E. Ostroumov, G.N. Kraev, V.A. Sorokovikov, S.P. Davydov, and A.A. Merekalova. 2008. Seasonal Thaw of Soils in the North Yakutian Ecosystems. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Permafrost, Fairbanks, Alaska, June 29 - July 3, 2008, Vol. 1,481-486.