CALM SITE U23

AWUNA

Site code

U23

Site name

Awuna

CAPS I Metadata form

CAPS II Metadata form

GGD313U_23

Site Photograph

Responsible for data submission

Gary Clow

Email Address

clow@usgs.gov

Institution/Organization

U.S. Geological Survey

Location description

Arctic Alaska

Location Lat.

69 deg. 10 min. N

Location Lon.

158 deg. 00 min. W

Elevation avg. (m)

110

Name code

[30]

Methods Grid

Methods Other

T/B884

soil temp. measurements (year started)

1998

soil moisture measurements (year started)

start 2003

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

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

The active layer thickness is inferred from temperature measurements obtained from 30m borehole and are presented in summary table. For site details see the GTNP_Alayer.pdf