Permafrost soil database with information on site, topography, geomorphology, hydrology, soil stratigraphy, soil carbon, ground ice isotopes, and vegetation at thermokarst features near Toolik and Noatak River, 2009-2013

Abstract: 

This database contains soil and permafrost stratigraphy associated with thermokarst features near Toolik Lake and the Noatak River collected by Torre Jorgenson and Andrew Balser during summers 2009-2011. The Access Database has main data tables (tbl_) for site (environmental), soil stratigraphy, soil physical data, soil chemical data, soil isotopes (ground ice), soil radiocarbon dates, topography and bathymetry, and vegetation cover. The site data includes information of location, observers, geomorphology, topography, hydrology, soil summary characteristics, pH and EC, soil classification, and vegetation cover by species. Soil stratigrapy has information on soil texture and ground ice. Soil physical and chemical data includes lab data on bulk density, moisture, carbon, and nitrogen. The database has 37 reference tables (REF_) that have codes and descriptions for variables used in site, soil stratigraphy, and vegetation cover tables.

Project Keywords: 

Data set ID: 

10461

EML revision ID: 

1
Published on EDI/LTER Data Portal

Citation: 

Jorgenson, T. 2013. Permafrost soil database with information on site, topography, geomorphology, hydrology, soil stratigraphy, soil carbon, ground ice isotopes, and vegetation at thermokarst features near Toolik and Noatak River, 2009-2013 Environmental Data Initiative. http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/6294610ce5738eb9c7e5d1ce13b54017
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Dates

Date Range: 

Saturday, July 1, 1905 to Monday, July 3, 1905

Publication Date: 

2013

Methods: 

Field methods follow NRCS field methods Lab Methods are described in field descriptions associated with each table in the Access database. Field sampling follows NRCS methods Fieldbook for Describing and Sampling Soils (Schoeneberger et al. 2003).

Version Changes: 

Field data collection complete, database subject to occassional update Initial submission

Sites sampled.

Full Metadata and data files (either comma delimited (csv) or Excel) - Environmental Data Initiative repository.

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