Beaver pond bathymetry rasters and point depths around the Seward Peninsula, Alaska 2021-2022

• Main Authors: Jason Clark, Ken Tape
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2022
• Subjects: bathymetry; beavers; pond; arctic; alaska; permafrost; tundra; Arctic; Beaver Pond; Beaver Ponds; Canada; Ice; Seward Peninsula; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2K931764

The Arctic Beaver Observation Network is a 5-year project (2021-2026) funded by the National Science Foundation. The natural science part of the project uses remote sensing to observe the progress and impacts of beaver engineering in the Arctic, starting in Alaska and extending into Canada and Eurasia. The project also establishes field sites at tundra beaver ponds to study the implications of beaver engineering on hydrology and permafrost, as well as pond evolution documented using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Remote sensing work will map beaver ponds over time. Field measurements at tundra beaver ponds are made in August and late March. Data generated by field measurements include water level and temperature from pressure-transducers, subsurface imaging from ground-penetrating radar, sonar measurements for beaver pond bathymetry, tabular data associated with water quality measurements, and ice thickness and water depth (in winter). Data is also posted from UAS surveys: annual visible and multi-spectral surveys, as well as snow depth.