CALM SITE U29

NIGUANAK

Site code

U29

Site name

Niguanak

CAPS I Metadata form

CAPS II Metadata form

GGD313U_29

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. 53 min. N

Location Lon.

142 deg. 59 min. W

Elevation avg. (m)

84

Name code

[30]

Methods Grid

Methods Other

T/B30

Years of record (a)

3

Landscape Description

Coastal plain

Vegetation /Classification

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)

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