Calibrated Hydrothermal Parameters, Barrow, Alaska, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5440/1167674
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Abstract

A model-observation-experiment process (ModEx) is used to generate three 1D models of characteristic micro-topographical land-formations, which are capable of simulating present active layer thickness (ALT) from current climate conditions. Each column was used in a coupled calibration to identify moss, peat and mineral soil hydrothermal properties to be used in up-scaled simulations. Observational soil temperature data from a tundra site located near Barrow, AK (Area C) is used to calibrate thermal properties of moss, peat, and sandy loam soil to be used in the multiphysics Advanced Terrestrial Simulator (ATS) models. Simulation results are a list of calibrated hydrothermal parameters for moss, peat, and mineral soil hydrothermal parameters drawn from literature and field observations at the NGEE-Arctic site. Find more details in the associated publication by Atchley, et.al, 2015. 

There is one data file as both a .xlsx and .csv. The datafile was transformed into a csv for interoperability, however some information might have been lost in the transformation.

The Next-Generation Ecosystem Experiments: Arctic (NGEE Arctic), was a research effort to reduce uncertainty in Earth System Models by developing a predictive understanding of carbon-rich Arctic ecosystems and feedbacks to climate. NGEE Arctic was supported by the Department of Energy's Office of Biological and Environmental Research.

The NGEE Arctic project had two field research sites: 1) located within the Arctic polygonal tundra coastal region on the Barrow Environmental Observatory (BEO) and the North Slope near Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska and 2) multiple areas on the discontinuous permafrost region of the Seward Peninsula north of Nome, Alaska.

Through observations, experiments, and synthesis with existing datasets, NGEE Arctic provided an enhanced knowledge base for multi-scale modeling and contributed to improved process representation at global pan-Arctic scales within the Department of Energy's Earth system Model (the Energy Exascale Earth System Model, or E3SM), and specifically within the E3SM Land Model component (ELM).

Authors
Scott Painter (paintersl@ornl.gov) 0000-0002-0901-6987
Anna Liljedahl (akliljedahl@alaska.edu) 0000-0001-7114-6443
Dylan Harp (dharp@lanl.gov) 0000-0001-9777-8000
Ethan Coon (coonet@ornl.gov) 0000-0001-8124-9622
Adam Atchley (aatchley@lanl.gov) 0000-0003-2203-1994
Vladimir Romanovsky (veromanovsky@alaska.edu) 0000-0002-9515-2087
Cathy Wilson (cjw@lanl.gov) 0000-0001-9896-0912
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Dataset Citation
Scott Painter, Anna Liljedahl, Dylan Harp, Ethan Coon, Adam Atchley, Vladimir Romanovsky, Cathy Wilson. 2015. Calibrated Hydrothermal Parameters, Barrow, Alaska, 2013. Next Generation Ecosystem Experiments Arctic Data Collection, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. Dataset accessed on [INSERT_DATE] at https://doi.org/10.5440/1167674.
Dates
2023-05-01 - 2023-06-01
Geographic Location
NGEE Arctic Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska
North71.35
South71.2
East-156.4
West-156.7
Place Keywords:
Barrow, Alaska | Utqiagvik, Alaska
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GCMD Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS
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Related References
Atchley, A. L., Painter, S. L., Harp, D. R., Coon, E. T., Wilson, C. J., Liljedahl, A. K., and Romanovsky, V. E.: Using field observations to inform thermal hydrology models of permafrost dynamics with ATS (v0.83), Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2701–2722, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2701-2015, 2015.
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Person: Lucia Short
Organization: LANL
Email: lucia@lanl.gov
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Contact information for the individual or organization that is knowledgeable about the data.
Person: Adam Atchley
Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Email: aatchley@lanl.gov
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