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Site code |
C9 |
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Site name |
Mountain River |
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CAPS I Metadata form |
GGD353 |
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CAPS II Metadata form |
GGD313C_9 |
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Responsible for data submission |
F. Mark Nixon |
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Email Address |
mnixon@nrcan.gc.ca |
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Institution/Organization |
Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa |
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Location description |
Mackenzie Valley |
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Location Lat. |
65 deg. 40 min. N |
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Location Lon. |
128 deg. 50 min. W |
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Elevation avg. (m) |
39 |
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Name code |
[3] |
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Methods Grid |
|
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Methods Other |
TT |
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Years of record (a) |
10 |
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Min Thaw (cm)(b) |
57 |
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Max Thaw (cm)(b) |
62 |
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Thawing Degree Days (c) |
1357 |
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Landscape Description |
Low fluvial terrace |
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Vegetation /Classification |
Birch-alder thicket |
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Soils (or Material) |
Orthic Eutric Static Cryosol (2) |
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soil temp. measurements (year started) |
1993 |
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soil moisture measurements (year started) |
1998 |
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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) |
sand (15 cm) |
