{"accessLevel": "public", "bureauCode": ["010:12"], "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center", "hasEmail": "mailto:gs-ak_asc_datamanagers@usgs.gov"}, "description": "This dataset includes soil data collected from various landscapes adjacent to thaw ponds on the North Slope of Alaska between 2012 and 2018. The landscapes include ice-rich  polygonal ground found on basin uplands, as well as bluffs and lake edges. At each site a visual description of soil type and texture was performed, and a permafrost probe was used to determine a 'depth to refusal'. Given that the soils are mostly fine-grained and there were no obvious rock strikes, we believe that 'depth to refusal' indicates the thaw depth. Field-saturated hydraulic conductivity was determined in most locations using a Guelph Permeameter.", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.5066/P9US8C5X", "description": "Landing page for access to the data", "format": "XML", "mediaType": "application/http", "title": "Digital Data"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "description": "The metadata original format", "downloadURL": "https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.ASC288.xml", "format": "XML", "mediaType": "text/xml", "title": "Original Metadata"}], "identifier": "http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_ASC288", "keyword": ["Alaska", "Chipp River", "Cryosphere", "Environment", "Freshwater ecosystems", "Frozen ground", "GeoScientificInformation", "Hydrology", "Lake/pond", "Lakes/Reservoirs", "Meade River", "North Slope", "Permeability", "Soil sciences", "Terrestrial Hydrosphere", "USGS:ASC288", "Watershed Characteristics"], "modified": "2025-05-10T00:00:00Z", "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "U.S. Geological Survey"}, "spatial": "-156.981, 69.9961, -155.309, 70.692", "theme": ["geospatial"], "title": "Descriptions, Depth to Refusal, and Field-Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity of Soils on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska, 2012-2016"}