A synthesis dataset of near-surface permafrost conditions for Alaska, 1997-2016

• Main Authors: Kang Wang, Irina Overeem, Elchin Jafarov, Gary Clow, Vladimir Romanovsky, Kevin Schaefer, Frank Urban, William Cable, Mark Piper, Christopher Schwalm, Tingjun Zhang, Alexander Kholodov, Pamela Sousanes, Michael Loso, David Swanson, Kenneth Hill
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2018
• Subjects: Fairbanks; permafrost; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A24X54G8D

We compiled a near-surface permafrost temperature dataset from 72 monitoring stations in Alaska using data collected by the U. S. Geological Survey, the National Park Service, and the University of Alaska-Fairbanks permafrost monitoring networks. The array of monitoring stations spans a large range...