Polaris Project 2018: Vegetation biomass, plot characterization, point intercept, and thaw depth, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska.
This project is integrating scientific research in the Arctic with education and outreach, with a strong central focus on engaging undergraduate students and visiting faculty from groups that have had little involvement in Arctic science to date. The central element of the project is a month-long re...
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ftdatacite:10.18739/a2f18sg68 2023-05-15T14:42:02+02:00 Polaris Project 2018: Vegetation biomass, plot characterization, point intercept, and thaw depth, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Hung, Jacqueline Natali, Susan Baillargeon, Natalie Sistla, Seeta Pold, Grace MacArthur, Rhys 2022 text/xml https://dx.doi.org/10.18739/a2f18sg68 https://arcticdata.io/catalog/view/doi:10.18739/A2F18SG68 en eng NSF Arctic Data Center Arctic fire vegetation carbon nitrogen Alaska Dataset dataset 2022 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.18739/a2f18sg68 2022-04-01T18:11:40Z This project is integrating scientific research in the Arctic with education and outreach, with a strong central focus on engaging undergraduate students and visiting faculty from groups that have had little involvement in Arctic science to date. The central element of the project is a month-long research expedition to the Yukon River Delta in Alaska. The expedition provides a deep intellectual and cultural immersion in the context of an authentic research experience that is paramount for "hooking" students and keeping them moving along the pipeline to careers as Arctic scientists. The overarching scientific issue that drives the research is the vulnerability and fate of ancient carbon stored in Arctic permafrost (permanently frozen ground). Widespread permafrost thaw is expected to occur this century, but large uncertainties remain in estimating the timing, magnitude, and form of carbon that will be released when thawed. Project participants are working in collaborative research groups to make fundamental scientific discoveries related to the vulnerability of permafrost carbon in the Yukon River Delta and the potential implications of permafrost thaw in this region for the global climate system. This data set includes vegetation biomass and elemental analysis, thaw depth, and point intercept results from the 2018 expedition. Dataset Arctic Kuskokwim permafrost Yukon river Alaska Yukon DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Arctic Yukon |
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This project is integrating scientific research in the Arctic with education and outreach, with a strong central focus on engaging undergraduate students and visiting faculty from groups that have had little involvement in Arctic science to date. The central element of the project is a month-long research expedition to the Yukon River Delta in Alaska. The expedition provides a deep intellectual and cultural immersion in the context of an authentic research experience that is paramount for "hooking" students and keeping them moving along the pipeline to careers as Arctic scientists. The overarching scientific issue that drives the research is the vulnerability and fate of ancient carbon stored in Arctic permafrost (permanently frozen ground). Widespread permafrost thaw is expected to occur this century, but large uncertainties remain in estimating the timing, magnitude, and form of carbon that will be released when thawed. Project participants are working in collaborative research groups to make fundamental scientific discoveries related to the vulnerability of permafrost carbon in the Yukon River Delta and the potential implications of permafrost thaw in this region for the global climate system. This data set includes vegetation biomass and elemental analysis, thaw depth, and point intercept results from the 2018 expedition. |
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Polaris Project 2018: Vegetation biomass, plot characterization, point intercept, and thaw depth, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. |
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Polaris Project 2018: Vegetation biomass, plot characterization, point intercept, and thaw depth, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. |
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Polaris Project 2018: Vegetation biomass, plot characterization, point intercept, and thaw depth, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. |
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Polaris Project 2018: Vegetation biomass, plot characterization, point intercept, and thaw depth, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. |
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Polaris Project 2018: Vegetation biomass, plot characterization, point intercept, and thaw depth, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. |
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polaris project 2018: vegetation biomass, plot characterization, point intercept, and thaw depth, yukon-kuskokwim delta, alaska. |
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