Arctic and boreal plant evapotranspiration and meteorology, near Toolik Field Station and Caribou Poker Creeks Watershed, Alaska, 2015-2018

• Main Authors: Jessica Young-Robertson, Ken Tape
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2019
• Subjects: arctic; shrub; moss; tussock; evapotranspiration; climate; meteorology; radiation; vapor pressure deficit; permafrost; snow; soil; boreal; birch; black spruce; burn; transpiration; plant water content; Salix alaxensis; Salix pulchra; Betula nana; Betula papyrifera; Picea mariana; Alnus viridis; Arctic; Fairbanks; Bonanza; Galbraith Lake; Caribou-Poker Creeks Research Watershed; Subarctic; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2FT8DJ8H

In the tundra and boreal forest, snowmelt is the principal hydrologic event of the year, when large amounts of water are released during a 2-3 week period. Most snowmelt water flows into rivers to constitute the peak annual flows, because the ground is mostly frozen during snowmelt. The remainder of...