Soil Moisture MISP (Mobile Instrumented System Platform) and CALM (Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring) grids in Barrow and Atqasuk, Alaska, 2018

• Main Authors: Sergio Vargas-Zesati, Craig E. Tweedie, Steven Oberbauer, Robert Hollister
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2019
• Subjects: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT; GRID; 500 METERS TO 1 KILOMETER; IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > PROBES > SOIL MOISTURE PROBE; FIELD SURVEY; MONTHLY TO ANNUAL; ENVIRONMENT; Arctic; Active layer monitoring; Barrow; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2TT4FT7X

Seasonal soil moisture measurements were collected during the 2018 growing seasons at each Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) grid subset plot (30) and at each Mobile Instrumented System Platform (MISP). Both of these grids are located at Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska as well as in Atqasuk, Alaska. For CALM measurements, at each plot one soil moisture measurement was acquired, the date, start and end times, and the people present were also recorded. Soil moisture measurements were taken outside of every plot on the northeastern most corner in order to reduce disturbance of vegetation. For MISP measurements, at each grid meter one soil moisture measurement was acquired, the date, start and end times, and the people present were also recorded. Soil moisture measurements were taken on the north side of the grid in order to reduce disturbance of vegetation. These measurements are part of the Arctic Observing Network (AON) - International Tundra Experiment (ITEX) initiative and help to document seasonal changes in surface moisture and structure at high spatial scales.