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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-2311-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-2311-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
21 Dec 2018
| 21 Dec 2018
A synthesis dataset of permafrost-affected soil thermal conditions for Alaska, USA
CSDMS, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Elchin Jafarov
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
Irina Overeem
CSDMS, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Vladimir Romanovsky
Geophysical Institute Permafrost Laboratory, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Kevin Schaefer
National Snow and Ice Data Center, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Gary Clow
CSDMS, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Frank Urban
U.S. Geological Survey, Lakewood, CO 80225, USA
William Cable
Geophysical Institute Permafrost Laboratory, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Mark Piper
CSDMS, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Christopher Schwalm
Woods Hole Research Center, Falmouth, MA 02540, USA
Tingjun Zhang
MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
University Cooperation for Polar Research (UCPR), Beijing 100875, China
Alexander Kholodov
Geophysical Institute Permafrost Laboratory, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Pamela Sousanes
National Park Service Arctic Central Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Networks Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA
Michael Loso
National Park Service Arctic Central Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Networks Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA
Kenneth Hill
National Park Service Arctic Central Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Networks Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA
Data sets
A synthesis dataset of near-surface permafrost conditions for Alaska, 1997-2016 K. Wang, I. Overeem, E. Jafarov, G. Clow, V. Romanovsky, K. Schaefer, F. Urban, W. Cable, M. Piper, C. Schwalm, T. Zhang, A. Kholodov, P. Sousanes, M. Loso, D. Swanson, and K. Hill https://doi.org/10.18739/A2KG55.
Short summary
Ground thermal and moisture data are important indicators of the rapid permafrost changes in the Arctic. To better understand the changes, we need a comprehensive dataset across various sites. We synthesize permafrost-related data in the state of Alaska. It should be a valuable permafrost dataset that is worth maintaining in the future. On a wider level, it also provides a prototype of basic data collection and management for permafrost regions in general.
Ground thermal and moisture data are important indicators of the rapid permafrost changes in the...
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