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Soil and Air Temperature in a Palsa Field, Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada

Entry ID: ggd454

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Summary

Abstract: This data set consists of air and ground temperature data from a palsa field in Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada. Measurements were taken every 20 minutes, and stored every 60 minutes for air temperature, and every 240 minutes for ground temperature.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 51.33

S: 51.33

E: -57.17

W: -57.17

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Jean-Claude Dionne and Denis Sarrazin

Dataset Title: Soil and Air Temperature in a Palsa Field, Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada

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

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/ggd454.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1990-08-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA > LOURDES-DE-BLANC-SABLON, QUEBEC (?), CANADA

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > PERMAFROST

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Ancillary Keywords

Meteorology

Permafrost Features

Soil Temperature

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

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

Frozen Ground Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC FGDC 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

Personnel

DENIS SARRAZIN

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 418-656-4299

Fax: 418-656-2978

Email: denis.sarrazin at cen.ulaval.ca

Contact Address:

Universite Laval

Centre d'Etudes Nordiques

Pavillon Abitibi-Price, local 1230

City: Sainte Foy

Province or State: Quebec

Postal Code: G1K 7P4

Country: Canada

JEAN-CLAUDE DIONNE

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 418-656-3340