ABoVE: Soil Temperature Profiles, USArray Seismic Stations, AK and Canada, 2016-2019

Description

This dataset includes soil temperature profile measurements taken at 16 monitoring sites in Alaska, USA, and at one site in Yukon, Canada. The six sites are collocated with seismic stations of the USArray program. The measurement dates and depths vary per site as does measurement frequency (hourly or every 6 hours). Measurements were made from the soil surface to a maximum depth of 1.5 m. Measurements were made from 2016-2018 at two sites, 2017-2019 at four sites, and 2018-2019 at 11 sites using temperature sensors attached to HOBO data loggers. These measurement stations complement existing temperature monitoring networks allowing for better characterization of ground temperatures and permafrost conditions across Alaska.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Data set Landing Page DOI URL https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1767
33 ABoVE: Soil Temperature Profiles, USArray Seismic Stations, AK and Canada, 2016-2019: Soil_Temperature_Profiles_AK.pdf https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/above/Soil_Temperature_Profiles_AK/comp/Soil_Temperature_Profiles_AK.pdf
21 ABoVE project site https://above.nasa.gov
21 This link allows direct data access via Earthdata login https://daac.ornl.gov/above/Soil_Temperature_Profiles_AK/
8 ABoVE: Soil Temperature Profiles, USArray Seismic Stations, AK and Canada, 2016-2019: USArray_site_metadata.csv https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/above/Soil_Temperature_Profiles_AK/comp/USArray_site_metadata.csv
22 Map of 16 measurement sites located across interior Alaska, USA, and at one site in Yukon, Canada. Sites C17K, C26K, E23, F17, H31, and I17 are collocated with the seismic stations. Source: D.J. Nicolsky. https://daac.ornl.gov/ABOVE/guides/Soil_Temperature_Profiles_AK_Fig1.jpg
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.3334%2FORNLDAAC%2F1767
21 ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation https://daac.ornl.gov/ABOVE/guides/Soil_Temperature_Profiles_AK.html
33 ABoVE: Soil Temperature Profiles, USArray Seismic Stations, AK and Canada, 2016-2019: HOBO_Datalogger_Manual.pdf https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/above/Soil_Temperature_Profiles_AK/comp/HOBO_Datalogger_Manual.pdf

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  • soils
  • land-surface
  • earth-science

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