Time Series of Active Layer Thickness in the Russian Arctic, 1930-1990

• Main Authors: Tingjun Zhang, Roger G. Barry, Oliver W. Frauenfeld
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center
• Subjects: Vegetation Sampling; Land Character.; Arctic; Active layer thickness; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5065/D64747ZJ

This data set consists of active layer thickness (ALT) measurements based on soil temperatures in the Russian Arctic. The active layer is the top layer of ground that freezes in the winter and thaws in the summer over permafrost. Changes in ALT over northern high-latitude permafrost regions have imp...