Seasonal soil active layer measurements from a Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) grid, (U9B) 'Happy Valley 1km Grid', Alaska.

This site is registered with the Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) program. It is one among a network of sites that represent a coordinated effort to standardize the collection and access to thaw measurements in representative undisturbed permafrost landscapes. This dataset contains long-te...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nikolay Shiklomanov
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: Arctic Data Center 2023
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Online Access:https://search.dataone.org/view/urn:uuid:c0015a09-9741-4776-a1ee-6de51f8d21ae
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Summary:This site is registered with the Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) program. It is one among a network of sites that represent a coordinated effort to standardize the collection and access to thaw measurements in representative undisturbed permafrost landscapes. This dataset contains long-term spatial thaw depth observations using mechanical probing on dates indicated by file column headers. To ensure relative consistency within the record, end-of-season measurement dates are within the same Julian calendar week during the height of the thaw season (mid-August to mid-September). It is important to note that the date of maximum annual thaw, interpreted as the active layer thickness, can vary from year to year and between sites.