Location description

China

Responsible for data submission

Zhao Lin

Email Address

linzhao@lzb.ac.cn

Institution/Organization

Lanzhou Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology

Active-layer thickness is inferred from ground temperature profile measurements.

The ALT values are presented in the summary table.

The dataset also includes ground temperature data.

For more details on instrumentation and site description contact site investigator directly.

Site code

Site name

CAPSII Metadata form

Location description

Location Lat.

Location Lon.

Elevation avg. (m)

Landscape Description

Vegetation /Classification

Soils* (or Material)

soil temp. measurements (year started)

soil moisture measurements (year started)

general description of soil moisture

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

Site Picture

CN2

Fenghuo Shan

GGD313CN_2

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

34 deg. 44 min. N

97 deg. 53 min. E

4691

Alpine meadow

Kobrecia grass cover

Typic Haploturbel (1)

1998

Moist

Silt Loam

Site Picture

CN3

Ecology Station

GGD313CN_3

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

35 deg. 26 min. N

93 deg. 36 min. E

4542

Alpine steppe, sand dune over lake basin

Stipa grass cover

Typic Cryopsamment (1)

1999

Moist

Fine Sand

Site Picture

CN4

Wuli

GGD313CN_4

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

34 deg. 28 min. N

92 deg. 44 min. E

4602

Alpine steppe

Stipa grass cover

Ustic Palecryalf (1)

1999

Moist

Fine Sandy Loam

Site Picture

CN5

Lower Two Rivers

GGD313CN_5

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

31 deg. 49 min. N

91 deg. 44 min. E

4819

Alpine meadow; frost cracked mounds

Kobrecia grass cover

Fluventic Sapristel (1)

1999

Moist/Wet

81 cm

Site Picture

CN6

Upper Two Rivers

GGD313CN_6

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

31 deg. 49 min. N

91 deg. 44 min. E

4852

Alpine steppe

Kobrecia grass cover

Ustic Haplocryalf (1)

1999

Moist

Fine Sandy Loam

Site Picture

CN7

Kunlun Basin

GGD313CN_7

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

35 deg. 37 min. N

94 deg. 04 min. E

4755

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Ustic Eutrocryept (1)

Fine Sandy Loam

Site Picture

CN8

Glacier Station

GGD313CN_8

Tien Shan

43 deg. 13 min. N

87 deg. 07 min. E

2131

Outwash terrace

Grass

Fluventic Calciudoll (1)

2000

Moist

Very Fine Sandy Loam

Site Picture

CN9

Da Xi Gou (Glacier Station)

GGD313CN_9

Tien Shan

43 deg. 07 min. N

86 deg. 51 min. E

3549

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Ruptic-Histic Aquiturbel (1)

2001

Moist

Site Picture

CN10

Deep Borehole

GGD313CN_10

Tien Shan

43 deg. 07 min. N

86 deg. 51 min. E

3505

Glaciated valley

Kobrecia grass cover

Typic Aquiturbel (1)

2001

Site Picture

CN11

Shallow Borehole

GGD313CN_11

Tien Shan

43 deg. 06 min. N

86 deg. 49 min. E

TBA

Glaciated valley

Kobrecia grass cover

Ruptic-Histic Aquiturbel (1)

2001

Site Picture