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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-3687-2024
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Data description paper
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16 Aug 2024
Data description paper |
| 16 Aug 2024
| 16 Aug 2024
A synthesized field survey database of vegetation and active-layer properties for the Alaskan tundra (1972–2020)
Xiaoran Zhu
Department of Earth & Environment, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
Dong Chen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
Maruko Kogure
Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
Elizabeth Hoy
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
Global Science & Technology, Inc., Greenbelt, Maryland 20770, USA
Logan T. Berner
School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86004, USA
Amy L. Breen
International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, USA
Abhishek Chatterjee
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA
Scott J. Davidson
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, PL3 4PA, UK
Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Canada
Gerald V. Frost
Alaska Biological Research, Inc., Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, USA
Teresa N. Hollingsworth
Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula, Montana 59801, USA
Boreal Ecology Team, PNW Research Station, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, USA
Go Iwahana
International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, USA
Randi R. Jandt
International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, USA
Anja N. Kade
Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, USA
Tatiana V. Loboda
Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
Matt J. Macander
Alaska Biological Research, Inc., Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, USA
Michelle Mack
Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86004, USA
Charles E. Miller
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA
Eric A. Miller
Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service, Fort Wainwright, Alaska 99703, USA
Susan M. Natali
Woodwell Climate Research Center, Falmouth, Massachusetts 02540, USA
Martha K. Raynolds
Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks Alaska 99775, USA
Adrian V. Rocha
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
Shiro Tsuyuzaki
Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan
Craig E. Tweedie
Department of Biological Sciences and the Environmental Science and Engineering Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA
Donald A. Walker
Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks Alaska 99775, USA
Mathew Williams
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, UK
Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
Yingtong Zhang
Department of Earth & Environment, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
Nancy French
Michigan Tech Research Institute, Michigan Technological University, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA
Scott Goetz
School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86004, USA
Data sets
Field Data on Soils, Vegetation, and Fire History for Alaska Tundra Sites, 1972-2020 D. Chen et al. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2177
Short summary
The Arctic tundra is experiencing widespread physical and biological changes, largely in response to warming, yet scientific understanding of tundra ecology and change remains limited due to relatively limited accessibility and studies compared to other terrestrial biomes. To support synthesis research and inform future studies, we created the Synthesized Alaskan Tundra Field Dataset (SATFiD), which brings together field datasets and includes vegetation, active-layer, and fire properties.
The Arctic tundra is experiencing widespread physical and biological changes, largely in...
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