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Description

This data set provides vegetation species and vegetation plot data collected between 1983 and 1985 from 293 study plots on 41 pingos on the North Slope of Alaska. The pingos were located within the Arctic Coastal Plain in the Kuparuk, Prudhoe Bay, Kadleroshilik, and Toolik River areas. Specific attributes include dominant vegetation species, cover, soil pH, moisture, and physical characteristics of the plots.

Product Summary

Platforms
FIELD SURVEYS
Instruments
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Spatial Extent

N: 70.4996 S: 69.7116 E: -147.657 W: -149.949

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1983-01-01 to 1983-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2170970856-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
2
Processing Level
2
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Vegetation Species ,
Active Layer ,
Periglacial Processes ,
Soil Moisture/Water Content ,
Pingo ,
Vegetation Cover

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Walker, M. D., & Walker, D. A. (2017). Arctic Vegetation Plots from Pingo Communities, North Slope, Alaska, 1984-1986 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1507 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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