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General Information

Created: 2014-01-27 10:01:39
Modified: 2014-01-27 11:32:44

Active: Yes
Country:Russia
Site:Cherskii
CALM-Code:R21
Responsible Countries: Russia,
Timezone:UTC/GMT +11:00 hours
Vegetation Type:Tundra
Responsible Person:David A. Gilichinsky
Type:Grid
Nodes:121
Rows:11
Columns:11
Offset:10 m

SITE DESCRIPTION

hillock-hummocky tundra

SAMPLING DESIGN AND METHOD:

1-ha grid consists of a square array of surveyed permanent stakes separated by 10 m, yielding an 11 × 11 array of sampling nodes on each grid. Thaw depth and snow sampling was conducted twice by manual probing at each stake. The two values for each sampling point are averaged, yielding a maximum of 121 data points per grid per probing date. The active layer was not measured at locations where grid points intersect rocks or deep water.

Aspect:13.2
Permafrost Zone:Continuous
Vegetation:Mesic low shrub
Landform:Sandy plain with lakes
Lithology:Turbic Cryosols (sandy)
Description:General description of soil moisture : dry, moist and wet
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Bibliographic References
Fyodorov-Davydov, D.G.,Sorokovikov, V.A.,Ostroumov, V.E.,Kholodov, A.L.,Mitroshin, I.A.,Mergelov, N.S.,Davydov, S.P.,Zimov, S.A. Davydova, A.I. 2004. Spatial and Temporal Observations of Seasonal Thaw in the Northern Kolyma Lowland. Polar Geography 28 (4): 308-325.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/789610208

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R21 Lake Akhmelo
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Longitude:161.025 °
Latitude:68.83216667 °
Elevation:13 m
EPSG:4326
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