CALM SITE R6

LABAZ LAKE

Site code

R6

Site name

Vaskiny Dachi Grid

CAPS I Metadata form

GGD346

CAPS II Metadata form

Inactive

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Responsible for data submission

Martin Sommerkorn

Email Address

sommerkorn”-at-“ macaulay.ac.uk

Institution/Organization

The Macaulay Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB15 8QH, UK

Location description

North shore of Lake Labaz, Taimyr Peninsula, Central Northern Siberia

Location Lat.

72 deg. 23 min. N

Location Lon.

99 deg. 30 min. E

Elevation avg. (m)

60

Methods Grid

100

Methods Other

NA

Landscape Description

rolling plain, numerous watertracks, creeks, ponds, elevation ranging from 60 to 150 m

Vegetation /Classification

Typical Mesic Tussock (Eriophorum vaginatum) Tundra, Sphagnum virtually absent, on gently (2-4 deg) NW facing slope

Soils (or Material)

Pergelic Cryaquept, on clayey loam

Thaw depth measurements (year started)               

1994-1995

Air temp. measurements (year started)

NA

Snow cover measurements (year started)

NA

soil temp. measurements (year started)

1994

soil moisture measurements (year started)

NA

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

moist

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

organic 5-25

SITE DESCRIPTION

THE SITE IS INACTIVE. FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT R6 SITE INVESTIGATOR DIRECTLY

 

SOIL DESCRIPTION: (predominant texture, i.e., ‘sand’, ‘gravel’, ‘peat’, etc.): Pergelic Cryaquept, on clayey loam

 

SAMPLING DESIGN AND METHOD:

NA

 

 

REFERENCES:

NA

 

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