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Cryosolic pedons from Russia and Alaska

Entry ID: ggd272

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Summary

Abstract: U.S. pedon data on the CAPS Version 1.0 CD-ROM, June 1998, are a sample of the pedon data contained on a CD-ROM produced by the National Soil Survey Center - Soil Survey Laboratory(NSSC-SSL). The data include recent pedons from analyses for soil characterization and research within the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Less-than-complete characterization data are available for many pedons because ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 69.0

S: 62.0

E: 161.0

W: -149.0

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > EUROPE > EASTERN EUROPE > RUSSIA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALASKA

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > CRYOSOLS

CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > PERMAFROST

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Ancillary Keywords

Cryopedology

Periglacial Processes

Permafrost Features

Soil Properties

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

World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder

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

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

CHIEN-LU PING

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: +1 907-746-9462

Fax: +1 907-746-2677

Email: pfclp at uaa.alaska.edu

Contact Address:

University of Alaska Fairbanks

533 East Fireweed

Palmer Research Center

City: Palmer

Province or State: AK

Postal Code: 99645

Country: USA

JOHN M. KIMBLE

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 402-437-5376

Fax: 402-437-5336

Email: jkimble at gw.nssc.nrcs.usda.gov

Contact Address:

US Department of Agriculture

Natural Resources Conservation Service-National

Federal Building, Room 152, MS33, 100

City: Lincoln

Province or State: NE

Postal Code: 68508-3866

Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-12-29

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