Site code

C5A

C5B

Site name

Lousy Point (TT)

Lousy Point (Grid)

CAPS I Metadata form

GGD353

CAPS II Metadata form

GGD313C_5A

GGD313C_5B

Site Photograph

Responsible for data submission

F. Mark Nixon

F. Mark Nixon

Email Address

mnixon@nrcan.gc.ca

mnixon@nrcan.gc.ca

Institution/Organization

Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa

Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa

Location description

Mackenzie Valley

Mackenzie Valley

Location Lat.

69 deg. 13 min. N

69 deg. 13 min. N

Location Lon.

134 deg. 17 min. W

134 deg. 17 min. W

Elevation avg. (m)

39

40

Name code

[3]

[3]

Methods Grid

100

Methods Other

TT/B30

Years of record (a)

11

5

Min Thaw (cm)(b)

64

52

Max Thaw (cm)(b)

91

64

Thawing Degree Days (c)

837

837

Landscape Description

Glaciofluvial ridge

Vegetation /Classification

Low shrub tundra

Soils (or Material)

Orthic Eutric Turbic Cryosol (2)

soil temp. measurements (year started)

1994

soil moisture measurements (year started)

1998

2000

general description of soil moisture (dry, moist, wet, saturated)

moist

moist

soil texture: if non organic describe texture, if organic indicate thicknesss of organic layer (cm)

silt/sand

silt/sand