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Site code |
C3A |
C3B |
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Site name |
North Head (TT) |
North Head (Grid) |
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CAPS I Metadata form |
GGD353 |
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CAPS II Metadata form |
GGD313C_3A |
GGD313C_3B |
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Responsible for data submission |
F. Mark Nixon |
F. Mark Nixon |
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Email Address |
mnixon@nrcan.gc.ca |
mnixon@nrcan.gc.ca |
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Institution/Organization |
Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa |
Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa |
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Location description |
Mackenzie Valley |
Mackenzie Valley |
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Location Lat. |
69 deg. 43 min. N |
69 deg. 43 min. N |
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Location Lon. |
134 deg. 27 min. W |
134 deg. 27 min. W |
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Elevation avg. (m) |
3 |
4 |
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Name code |
[3] |
[3] |
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Methods Grid |
100 |
|
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Methods Other |
TT |
|
|
Years of record (a) |
11 |
5 |
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Min Thaw (cm)(b) |
59 |
43 |
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Max Thaw (cm)(b) |
70 |
53 |
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Thawing Degree Days (c) |
603 |
603 |
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Landscape Description |
Thermokarst
coastal plain |
|
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Vegetation /Classification |
Low shrub tundra |
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Soils (or Material) |
Orthic
Eutric Turbic Cryosol (2) |
|
|
soil
temp. measurements (year started) |
1994 |
|
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soil moisture measurements (year started) |
1998 |
2000 |
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general description of soil moisture (dry, moist, wet,
saturated) |
moist |
moist-wet |
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soil texture: if non organic describe texture, if organic
indicate thicknesss of organic layer (cm) |
organic and stony silt |
organic and stony silt |
