Link to home page
Link to IPY web site Link to IPY advanced search Link to IPY data services Need Help? Contact the AADC Link to IPY Projects Link to IPY web site
Record Search Query: [Project: Short_Name='EBA']
Development of tree ring like proxy on arctic shrubs Cassiope tetragona to reconstruct polar climate
Entry ID: Cassiope_Arctic_Climate_Proxy_Weijers_IPY59_NL

[ Update this Record ]

Summary
Abstract: Annual stem length, annual number of leaves, annual average leaf length, annual total leaf length and leaf lifespan. All of Cassiope tetragona. These parameters were measured at three sites: Ny-Ålesund and Endalen in Svalbard and for Abisko, Sweden. Same parameters were measured in 17 control and 17 Open Top Chambers plots near Ny-Ålesund. Same parameters were measured in 20 control and 20 ... View entire text

Purpose: The study aims to validate the use of annual growth parameters of the arctic dwarf shrubs Cassiope tetragona as proxy for past arctic summer temperatures. Dendrochronological techniques are applied in order to establish reliable growth-temperature transfer functions that allow temperature reconstruction on the high arctic archipelago Svalbard.

Subsequently climate-growth relationships are further experimentally assessed by manipulating growth in the field through warming of the tundra with Open Top Chambers (OTC's), lowering of the Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) with tents (-50%) and doubling the ambient precipitation in field sites near Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund in Svalbard.
Related URL
Description: Faculty home page
Geographic Coverage
(Click for Interactive Map)
Spatial coordinates   
  N: 78.9   S: 68.4   E: 18.8   W: 11.9
Min Altitude: 6 M Max Altitude: 500 M

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Weijers, S.
Dataset Title: Annual growth parameters of Cassiope tetragona
Dataset Publisher: Weijers, S.
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2008-01-15
Stop Date: 2012-01-14
Quality ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: Not provided

LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: Unknown

COMPLETENESS REPORT: Completeness information not available.

LINEAGE/PROCESS STEP:
PROCESS DESCRIPTION: Unknown
PROCESS DATE: Unknown
Access Constraints ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None

DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of current NOAA quality control procedures. NOAA can only certify that the data provided to its customers is an authentic copy of the records which were accepted for inclusion in NOAA archives. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
Use Constraints None
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NCDC CUSTOMER SERVICE
Phone: 828-271-4800
Fax: 828-271-4876
Email: ncdc.orders at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
151 Patton Avenue, Room 120
City: Asheville
Province or State: NC
Postal Code: 28801-5001
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Format: CD-ROM
Fees: Please See Summary
Personnel
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 828-271-4800
Fax: 828-271-4876
Email: ncdc.orders at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
151 Patton Avenue, Room 120
City: Asheville
Province or State: NC
Postal Code: 28801-5001
Country: USA
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-06-27
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-07-21



Link to NASA website
Responsible NASA Official:   Lola Olsen
Webmaster:   Monica Holland   ·  Contact GCMD User Support for assistance