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CALM SITE C6 |
PARSONS LAKE |
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Site code |
C6 |
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Site name |
Parsons Lake |
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CAPS I Metadata form |
GGD312 |
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CAPS II Metadata form |
GGD313C_6 |
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Responsible for data submission |
Charles Tarnocai |
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Email Address |
Tarnocaict”-at-“agr.gc.ca |
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Institution/Organization |
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa |
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Location description |
Mackenzie Valley |
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Location Lat. |
68 deg. 58 min. N |
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Location Lon. |
133 deg. 33 min. W |
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Elevation avg. (m) |
70 |
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Name code |
[4] |
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Methods Grid |
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Methods Other |
T/P |
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Years of record (a) |
13 |
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Min Thaw (cm)(b) |
75 |
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Max Thaw (cm)(b) |
91 |
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Thawing Degree Days (c) |
952 |
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Landscape Description |
Undulating morainal plain |
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Vegetation /Classification |
Medium shrub tundra |
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Soils (or Material) |
Orthic Eutric Turbic Cryosol (2) |
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soil
temp. measurements (year started) |
1989 |
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soil moisture measurements (year started) |
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general description of soil moisture (dry, moist, wet,
saturated) |
moist |
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soil texture: if non organic describe texture, if organic
indicate thicknesss of organic layer (cm) |
loam (1 cm) |
Active-Layer Thickness is inferred
from ground temperature profile measurements at 2.5, 5.0, 10.0, 20.0, 50.0,
100.0 and 150.0 cm depth. The ALT values are presented in summary table. The
dataset also include soil temperature data for 21/06/1990 - 18/09/1996 period. For details on site
description and instrumentation contact site investigator directly.
Site metadata is provided in C06_meta.doc
