Langer, Moritz; Kaiser, Soraya; Oehme, Alexander; Schneider von Deimling, Thomas; Jacobi, Stephan (2020): Active layer thickness (ALT) on the North Slope of Alaska (USA) and Manitoba (Canada) in summer 2018 and 2019 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.913423
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Abstract:
Active layer thickness (ALT) on permafrost soils were measured with a metal rod in July/August 2018 and a year later at the same spots.
The spots were nearby the Dalton Highway on the Northslope of Alaska and in the surroundings of Churchill (Manitoba, Canada).
Project(s):
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), grant/award no. 01LN1709A: Simulating erosion processes in permafrost landscapes under a warming climate – a risk assessment for ecosystems and infrastructure within the Arctic
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 65.339827 * Median Longitude: -127.290934 * South-bound Latitude: 58.181870 * West-bound Longitude: -148.848726 * North-bound Latitude: 70.223452 * East-bound Longitude: -93.802791
Date/Time Start: 2018-07-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2019-07-31T00:00:00
Event(s):
Churchill-iButton101 * Latitude: 58.732746 * Longitude: -93.802791 * Location: Churchill, Canada * Campaign: CA-Land_2019_Churchill (Churchill_2019) * Basis: AWI Arctic Land Expedition * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT)
Churchill-iButton102 * Latitude: 58.732742 * Longitude: -93.802885 * Location: Churchill, Canada * Campaign: CA-Land_2019_Churchill (Churchill_2019) * Basis: AWI Arctic Land Expedition * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT)
Churchill-iButton103 * Latitude: 58.732729 * Longitude: -93.802959 * Location: Churchill, Canada * Campaign: CA-Land_2019_Churchill (Churchill_2019) * Basis: AWI Arctic Land Expedition * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT)
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Langer, Moritz | |||
| 2 | Area/locality | Area | Langer, Moritz | |||
| 3 | Identification | ID | Langer, Moritz | iButton | ||
| 4 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Langer, Moritz | Geocode | ||
| 5 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Langer, Moritz | Geocode | ||
| 6 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Langer, Moritz | Geocode | ||
| 7 | Active layer depth | ALD | cm | Langer, Moritz | Metal rod | Active Layer Thickness (ALT) |
| 8 | Comment | Comment | Langer, Moritz | Description |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Size:
1068 data points