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CALM SITE U22 |
FISH CREEK |
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Site code |
U22 |
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Site name |
Fish Creek |
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CAPS I Metadata form |
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CAPS II Metadata form |
GGD313U_22 |
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Responsible for data submission |
Gary Clow |
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Email Address |
clow@usgs.gov |
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Institution/Organization |
U.S. Geological Survey |
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Location description |
Arctic Alaska |
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Location Lat. |
70 deg. 20 min. N |
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Location Lon. |
152 deg. 03 min. W |
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Elevation avg. (m) |
31 |
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Name code |
[30] |
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Methods Grid |
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Methods Other |
T/B735 |
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Years of record (a) |
5 |
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Min Thaw (cm)(b) |
28 |
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Max Thaw (cm)(b) |
30 |
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Thawing Degree Days* |
981 |
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Landscape Description |
Inner coastal plain |
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Vegetation /Classification |
Moist-meadow, tussock-tundra complex |
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Soils (or Material) |
(Silt) |
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soil
temp. measurements (year started) |
1998 |
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soil moisture measurements (year started) |
start 2003 |
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general description of soil moisture (dry, moist, wet,
saturated) |
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soil texture: if non organic describe texture, if organic
indicate thicknesss of organic layer (cm) |
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snow cover for winter 2001 |
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The active layer thickness is inferred
from temperature measurements obtained from 30m borehole and are presented in
summary table. For site details see the GTNP_Alayer.pdf
