CALM SITE U29 |
NIGUANAK |
Site code |
U29 |
Site name |
Niguanak |
CAPS I Metadata form |
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CAPS II Metadata form |
GGD313U_29 |
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. 53 min. N |
Location Lon. |
142 deg. 59 min. W |
Elevation avg. (m) |
84 |
Name code |
[30] |
Methods Grid |
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Methods Other |
T/B30 |
Years of record (a) |
3 |
Landscape Description |
Coastal plain |
Vegetation /Classification |
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Soils (or Material) |
|
soil
temp. measurements (year started) |
2000 |
soil moisture measurements (year started) |
start 2003 |
general description of soil moisture (dry, moist, wet,
saturated) |
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soil texture: if non organic describe texture, if organic
indicate thicknesss of organic layer (cm) |
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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