Seasonal Soil Temperature from the Mobile Instrumented System Platform (MISP) and the Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring subset (CALM) grids in Barrow and Atqasuk, Alaska 2021

• Main Author: Sergio Vargas-Zesati
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2022
• Subjects: EARTH SCIENCE; BIOSPHERE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; ALPINE/TUNDRA; IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS; PROBES; SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE; 250 METERS TO 500 METERS; MONTHLY TO ANNUAL; FIELD SURVEY; GRID; biota; Arctic; Active layer monitoring; Barrow; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2ZP3W20J

Seasonal soil temperature measurements were collected during the 2021 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 temperature measurement was acquired, the date, start and end times, and the people present were also recorded. Soil temperature measurements were taken outside of every plot on the northeastern most corner in order to reduce disturbance of vegetation using digital probing. For MISP measurements, at each grid meter one soil temperature measurement was acquired, the date, start and end times, and the people present were also recorded. Soil temperature measurements were taken on the north side of the grid in order to reduce disturbance of vegetation using digital probing. 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. Special note on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) impact: 2021 summer field work was partly restricted due to the COVID-19 ongoing pandemic. Travel to native villages required a 10 to 14-day quarantine period after arrival, prompting field work to start at later dates than usual. Despite missing June sampling dates, we consider the basic field observations a success as we received at least one complete set of field observations from each site.