Alaska Soil Climate Research Stations

Name: Alaska Soil Climate Research Stations
Published: 2023-11-30T08:29:06+00:00
License: https://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
Keywords: soil climate

dataset

posted on 2023-11-30, 08:29 authored by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Stations in Alaska were installed to study the effects of climate change detected in the seasonal thaw characteristics and active-layer depths of permafrost soils. Nine stations on the North Slope of Alaska primarily focus on monitoring soil temperature and soil moisture. Each station measures atmospheric parameters and soil parameters (moisture and temperature). Stations: Atqasuk, Barrow (Sites 1 and 2), Betty Pingo, Sagwagon (Sites 1 and 2), Toolik, Westdock (High and Low). Information and data presented for each station cover Personnel; Description of Station, Data, and Soils; Graphic Display of Data (HTML); Download Data (daily averages) by Year, (Excel). <div> Resources in this dataset:</div> <ul><li>Resource Title: Alaska Soil Climate Research Stations. File Name: Web Page, url: <a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/data-and-reports/soil-climate-research-stations" target="_blank">https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/data-and-reports/soil-climate-research-stations</a> Stations: Atqasuk, Barrow (Sites 1 and 2), Betty Pingo, Sagwagon (Sites 1 and 2), Toolik, Westdock (High and Low). Each station measures atmospheric parameters and soil parameters (moisture and temperature). Information and data presented for each station cover Personnel; Description of Station, Data, and Soils; Graphic Display of Data (HTML); Download Data (daily averages) by Year, (Excel).</li></ul>

Funding

Natural Resources Conservation Service

History

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Data contact name

Seybold, Cathy

Data contact email

cathy.seybold@lin.usda.gov

Publisher

United States Department of Agriculture

Temporal Extent Start Date

1995-01-01

Temporal Extent End Date

2017-12-31

Frequency

continual

Theme

Not specified

Geographic Coverage

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Geographic location - description

Atqasuk, Barrow, Betty Pingo, Sagwagon, Toolik, and Westdock Stations, Alaska

ISO Topic Category

environment
geoscientificInformation
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover

National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms

Alaska; climate change; permafrost; topographic slope; monitoring; soil temperature; soil water; research facilities; air temperature; cold soils; climatic factors

OMB Bureau Code

005:53 - Natural Resources Conservation Service

OMB Program Code

005:027 - Conservation Operations

Pending citation

Public Access Level

Public

Preferred dataset citation

Soil Survey Staff, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Soil Climate Research Station Data - Alaska. Available online at https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/soils/survey/climate/. Accessed [month/day/year].