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Circumpolar Active-Layer Permafrost System (CAPS)
Entry ID: G01175

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Summary
Abstract: The Circumpolar Active-Layer Permafrost System (CAPS) CD-ROM contains data sets and information products pertaining to permafrost and frozen ground topics. CAPS was originally compiled by the International Permafrost Association's (IPA) Standing Committee on Data Information and Communication (SCDIC) in 1998, and was updated by NSIDC and the IPA's SCDIC in 2003. CAPS contains over 100 data sets ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0
Min Depth: SURFACE Max Depth: 2000 M

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Jerry Brown and the International Permafrost Association, Data and Information Working Group
Dataset Title: Circum-Arctic Map of Permafrost and Ground Ice in EASE-Grid Format
Dataset Release Date: 2001-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/G01175.html

Dataset Originator/Creator: Jerry Brown and the International Permafrost Association, Data and Information Working Group
Dataset Title: Circumpolar Active-Layer Permafrost System (CAPS)
Dataset Release Date: 1998-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/G01175.html
Location Keywords
CONTINENT > AFRICA > SOUTHERN AFRICA > SOUTH AFRICA
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN
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Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
GROUND STATIONS Ancillary Description
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS Ancillary Description
Instrument
CORING DEVICES Ancillary Description
Project
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0121

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: ~500 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII text
Fees: none
Personnel
NSIDC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Alley, R. B. 2000. The Younger Dryas cold interval as viewed from central Greenland. Quaternary Science Reviews 19, 213-226. Alley, R. B. and P. U. Clark. 1999. The deglaciation of the northern hemisphere: a global perspective. Annual Reviews of Earth and Planetary Sciences 27, 149-182. Alley, R. B. and K. M. Cuffey. 2001. Oxygen- and hydrogen-isotopic ratios of water in precipitation: Beyond ... View entire text
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-03-04
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-07-25

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