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Land-Cover Map of the North Slope of Alaska

Entry ID: ARCSS020

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Summary

Abstract: This ARC/INFO map provides a spatially explicit representation of the nature and distribution of land cover and tundra types on the North Slope of Alaska. This was done in support of extrapolating ecosystem models developed in the Kuparuk to the North Slope.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: data ftp site

Link: GET DATA

Description: access to data and documentation

Geographic Coverage

(Click for Interactive Map)

Spatial coordinates

N: 68.0

S: 68.0

E: -149.0

W: -149.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Steven V. Muller and Donald A. Walker

Dataset Title: Land-Cover Map of the North Slope of Alaska

Dataset Release Date: 1999-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss020.html

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALASKA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > SHRUBLAND/SCRUB

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

INLAND WATERS

Platform

MAPS

Project

ARCSS > Arctic System Science

ARCSS/LAII/FLUX > Arctic System Science/Land-Atmosphere-Ice Interaction/fluxes

NSF/OPP > Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation

Ancillary Keywords

ADCC

Arc/INFO

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

ADCC

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: ARCSS020

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

Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/arcss/
Dataset ID: ARCSS020

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC ARCSS 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

Distribution

Distribution Media: ftp

Personnel

DONALD (SKIP) A. WALKER

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 907-474-2460

Email: ffdaw at uaf.edu

Contact Address:

Institute of Arctic Biology

University of Alaska Fairbanks

City: Fairbanks

Province or State: AK

Postal Code: 99775-6780

Country: USA

STEVEN V. MULLER

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Contact Address:

Tundra Ecosystem Analysis and Mapping Laboratory

Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research

University of Colorado

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80309-0450

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

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 1999-08-25

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-11

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