[Parameters: Topic='CRYOSPHERE', Term='SNOW/ICE', Variable_Level_1='PERMAFROST']
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Circumpolar Active-Layer Permafrost System (CAPS)
Entry ID:
G01175
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 ...
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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
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Quality
Data were quality checked by the investigators who provided them to NSIDC for the CD compilation. Data value range checks were performed at NSIDC.
Access Constraints
There are no restrictions on access to these data.
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Distribution
Distribution Media:
FTP
Distribution Size:
1.55 to 1.99 MB
Distribution Format:
ASCII
Personnel
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
301-614-5655
Fax:
301-614-5558
Email:
James.R.Wang at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Mailstop 614.6
City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
Publications/References
'NASA Joins Snow Study over the Sea of Japan.' 29 January 2003. http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/2003/0122japansnow.html. Accessed March 2004.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2004-03-04
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-05-14
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