NGEE Arctic Tram: Continuous Soil Moisture and Temperature Measurements across Low- and High-Centered Polygonal Ground, Barrow, Alaska, 2014-2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5440/1374599
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NGEE Arctic Record ID: NGA118
Abstract
This data set reports the continuous soil moisture and temperature measurements collected from August of 2014 to September of 2016 along the footprint of the NGEE Arctic Tram. Soil moisture and temperature sensors are installed adjacent to the Tram at 8 locations of varying land surface types across the low-centered and high-centered polygonal ground. While the Tram operates seasonally these soil measurements are recorded year around. Data for the remainder of 2016 and 2017 will be added when available. Dataset citation: Baptiste Dafflon, Margaret Torn, et al. 2017. NGEE Arctic Tram: Continuous Soil Moisture and Temperature Measurements across Low- and High-Centered Polygonal Ground, Barrow, Alaska, 2014-2016. Next Generation Ecosystem Experiments Arctic Data Collection, Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. Data accessed at https://doi.org/10.5440/1374599
Authors
Baptiste Dafflon (bdafflon@lbl.gov)
Margaret Torn (mstorn@lbl.gov)
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Dataset Citation
Baptiste Dafflon, Margaret Torn. 2017. NGEE Arctic Tram: Continuous Soil Moisture and Temperature Measurements across Low- and High-Centered Polygonal Ground, Barrow, Alaska, 2014-2016. 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/10.5440/1374599.
Dates
2014-08-17 - 2016-09-16
Geographic Location
NGEE Arctic Barrow Study Site
North71.35
South71.2
East-156.4
West-156.7
Place Keywords:
Barrow, Alaska | Intensive Site 1 | Utqiagvik, Alaska | Barrow Environmental Observatory (BEO)
Subject Keywords:
Soil moisture | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | soil temperature | SOIL TEMPERATURE | Soil characteristics | ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY |
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Methodology
The Tram is located at the NGEE Arctic tundra study site on the Barrow Environmental Observatory (BEO) in Intensive Site 1, just south of Area A. It consists of 68 m of elevated track and a fully automated cart equipped with a suite of radiation and remote sensing instruments that traverses this distance on a daily schedule. The Tram stops every 0.5 meter to record measurements with stops that are coincident with the 8 soil measurement locations. Soil measurements were acquired with a programmed Campbell Scientific CR1000 data logger.
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Metadata Contact
Contact information for the individual or organization that is knowledgeable about the data.
Person: Les Hook
Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Email: hookla@ornl.gov
Point of Contact
Contact information for the individual or organization that is knowledgeable about the data.
Person: Baptiste Dafflon
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Email: bdafflon@lbl.gov
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