Michel, Roberto F M; Schaefer, Carlos Ernesto G R; Poelking, Everton L; Simas, Felipe N B; Fernandes Filho, Elpidio I; Bockheim, James G (2012): (Table 1) General soil characteristics of cryosols from two sites on King George Island [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.816775, In supplement to: Michel, RFM et al. (2012): Active layer temperature in two Cryosols from King George Island, Maritime Antarctica. Geomorphology, 155-156, 12-19, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.12.013
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: -62.228000 * Median Longitude: -58.805500 * South-bound Latitude: -62.249000 * West-bound Longitude: -58.977000 * North-bound Latitude: -62.207000 * East-bound Longitude: -58.634000
Date/Time Start: 2008-02-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2009-01-31T00:00:00
Minimum Elevation: 65.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 70.0 m
Event(s):
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | ||||
| 2 | Elevation of event | Elevation | m | |||
| 3 | Slope inclination | Slope inc | % | Michel, Roberto F M | max | |
| 4 | Slope inclination, descriptive | Slope inc desc | Michel, Roberto F M | aspect | ||
| 5 | Soil type | Soil type | Michel, Roberto F M | World reference base for soil resources, WRB 1998 | ||
| 6 | Soil type | Soil type | Michel, Roberto F M | Soil Survey Staff (SSSA 2003) taxonomy | ||
| 7 | Vegetation type | Vegetation type | Michel, Roberto F M | |||
| 8 | Coverage | Cov | % | Michel, Roberto F M | of vegetation | |
| 9 | Active layer depth | ALD | cm | Michel, Roberto F M | ||
| 10 | Comment | Comment | Michel, Roberto F M | thermistor depth in cm; moisture probes were always installed at the bottommost part of the trench |
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Size:
16 data points
Data
| 1 Event | 2 Elevation [m] | 3 Slope inc [%] (max) | 4 Slope inc desc (aspect) | 5 Soil type (World reference base for soil...) | 6 Soil type (Soil Survey Staff (SSSA 2003)...) | 7 Vegetation type | 8 Cov [%] (of vegetation) | 9 ALD [cm] | 10 Comment (thermistor depth in cm; moist...) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potter_Pen08 | 70 | 5 | SW | Turbic Umbric Cryosol (Arenic) | Umbriturbel | Lichens (Usnea sp. and Himantormia sp.) | 60 | 92 | 8 (P1). 36 (P2). 56 (P3). 90 (P4) |
| Fildes_Pen08 | 65 | 3 | S | Turbic Haplic Cryosol (Eutric) | Haploturbel | Mosses and lichens (Usnea sp. and Himantormia sp.) | 50 | 89 | 10.5 (F1). 32.5 (F2). 67.5 (F3). 83.5 (F4) |