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CALM SITE S2 |
ABISKO |
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Site code |
S2 |
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Site name |
Abisko |
|
CAPS I Metadata form |
GGD207 |
|
CAPS II Metadata form |
GGD313S_2 |
|
Responsible for data submission |
Margareta Johansson |
|
Email Address |
margareta.johansson@nateko.lu.se |
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Institution/Organization |
Lund
University |
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Location description |
Sweden |
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Location Lat. |
68 deg. 20
min. N |
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Location Lon. |
18 deg. 50
min. E |
|
Elevation avg. (m) |
430-900 |
|
Methods Grid |
100 |
|
Methods Other |
Ground temperature |
|
Landscape Description |
See metadata file |
|
Vegetation /Classification |
See metadata file |
|
Soils (or Material) |
See metadata file |
|
Thaw depth (year started) |
1978 |
|
soil
temp. measurements (year started) |
1984 |
|
soil moisture measurements (year started) |
NA |
|
general description of soil moisture (dry, moist, wet,
saturated) |
|
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soil texture: if non organic describe texture, if organic
indicate thickness of organic layer (cm) |
See metadata file |
There are 11 data collection sites
reported here; collectively they are considered to be the CALM S2 site
Site metadata is provided in S2_meta.txt
Akerman, H.J. 1998. Active layer
monitoring, Abisko area, Sweden. In: International
Permafrost Association, Data
and Information Working Group, comp. Circumpolar Active-Layer Permafrost System
(CAPS), version 1.0. CD-ROM available from National Snow and Ice Data Center, nsidc@kryos.colorado.edu.
Boulder, Colorado: NSIDC, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Akerman,
H.J. and Johansson M. 2008. Thawing Permafrost and Thicker Active Layers in
Sub-arctic Sweden. Permafrost and Periglac. Process.
19: 279–292
LINKS
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