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    • Active Layer Monitoring, Arctic and Subarctic Canada, Version 6

    Metadata Updated: December 6, 2023

    This project involves measuring regional and site variability in maximum annual active layer development and vertical surface movement over permafrost, and monitoring sites over time in order to observe trends. The project records maximum thaw penetration, maximum heave and subsidence, late season snow depths, current depth of thaw, elevation, and soil properties. Some sites are twinned with soil- and air-temperature recording equipment.

    The project includes about 60 monitoring stations extending from Fort Simpson, Canada, in the upper Mackenzie River valley to the Beaufort Sea coast at North Head, Richards Island, Canada. Ten of the sites are part of the IPA's Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) Program. CALM site numbers are in parentheses after the site names: North Head (C3), Taglu (C4), Lousy Point (C5), Reindeer Depot (C7), Rengleng River (C8), Mountain River (C9), Norman Wells (C11), Ochre River (C13), Willowlake River (C14), and Fort Simpson (C15). See the CALM Program Web page for geographic coordinates and site history for all CALM sites.

    These data are the property of the people of Canada and the responsibility of the Geological Survey of Canada. If published, adequate acknowledgment is expected. Please contact F. M. Nixon regarding use of the data set or access to the extended data.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023
    Publisher NSIDC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C1386206842-NSIDCV0
    Data First Published 1991-01-01
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2007-12-31
    Category geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Citation Active Layer Monitoring, Arctic and Subarctic Canada, Version 6. Version 6. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, National Snow and Ice Data Center.
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    Homepage URL https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov:443/search/concepts/C1386206842-NSIDCV0.html
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Program Code 026:001
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash e94b66928c1f8978620b6174595a5ee0851dc7a63e82158203250e82e277fd16
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    Temporal 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z/2007-12-31T23:59:59.999Z

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