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Obu, Jaroslav; Lantuit, Hugues; Myers-Smith, Isla H; Heim, Birgit; Wolter, Juliane; Fritz, Michael (2016): Permafrost cores and active layer pits on Herschel Island: core attributes [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.859664, Supplement to: Obu, J et al. (2017): Effect of Terrain Characteristics on Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Stocks in Soils of Herschel Island, Western Canadian Arctic. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 28(1), 92-107, https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1881

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Abstract:
Twelve permafrost cores and active layer pits were drilled/dug on Herschel Island in order to estimate the soil organic carbon and total nitrogen contents in the first 30, 100 and 200 cm of ground. The data are the core information obtained during sampling.
Related to:
Obu, Jaroslav; Lantuit, Hugues; Myers-Smith, Isla H; Heim, Birgit; Wolter, Juliane; Fritz, Michael (2016): Permafrost cores and active layer pits on Herschel Island: link to shape files. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.859661
Project(s):
Permafrost Research (Periglacial Dynamics) @ AWI (AWI_PerDyn)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 69.574183 * Median Longitude: -138.952406 * South-bound Latitude: 69.568400 * West-bound Longitude: -139.025650 * North-bound Latitude: 69.579600 * East-bound Longitude: -138.870830
Date/Time Start: 2013-06-23T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2013-08-03T00:00:00
Minimum Elevation: 1.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 93.0 m
Event(s):
J01  * Latitude: 69.568400 * Longitude: -138.915600 * Date/Time Start: 2013-06-23T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2013-08-03T00:00:00 * Elevation: 1.0 m * Location: Herschel Island, Yukon Territory, Canada * Campaign: CA-Land_2013_YukonCoast (Yukon_Coast_2013) * Basis: AWI Arctic Land Expedition * Method/Device: Gravity corer (GC)
PG2150  * Latitude: 69.579600 * Longitude: -138.957260 * Date/Time Start: 2013-06-23T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2013-08-03T00:00:00 * Elevation: 26.0 m * Location: Herschel Island, Yukon Territory, Canada * Campaign: CA-Land_2013_YukonCoast (Yukon_Coast_2013) * Basis: AWI Arctic Land Expedition * Method/Device: Gravity corer (GC)
PG2151  * Latitude: 69.579500 * Longitude: -138.957340 * Date/Time Start: 2013-06-23T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2013-08-03T00:00:00 * Elevation: 23.0 m * Location: Herschel Island, Yukon Territory, Canada * Campaign: CA-Land_2013_YukonCoast (Yukon_Coast_2013) * Basis: AWI Arctic Land Expedition * Method/Device: Gravity corer (GC)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1 Event labelEventObu, Jaroslav
2 Latitude of eventLatitudeObu, Jaroslav
3 Longitude of eventLongitudeObu, Jaroslav
4 Elevation of eventElevationmObu, Jaroslav
5 Lithologic unit/sequenceUnitObu, Jaroslavecological unit
6 SlopeSlopedegObu, Jaroslav
7 ExpositionExpositiondegObu, Jaroslav
8 Vegetation height, meanVeg hcmObu, Jaroslav
9 Bare groundbare%Obu, Jaroslav
10 Core lengthCore lengthcmObu, Jaroslav
11 Sample amountN#Obu, Jaroslav
12 Thaw depth of active layerThaw depthcmObu, Jaroslav
13 Ice contentIce%Obu, Jaroslavgravimetric
14 Carbon, organic, mass per areaC org areakg/m2Obu, JaroslavSOC 0-30 cm
15 Carbon, organic, mass per areaC org areakg/m2Obu, JaroslavSOC 0-1000 cm
16 Carbon, organic, mass per areaC org areakg/m2Obu, JaroslavSOC 0-200 cm
17 Nitrogen per areaN areag/m2Obu, JaroslavTN 0-30 cm
18 Nitrogen per areaN areag/m2Obu, JaroslavTN 0-100 cm
19 Nitrogen per areaN areag/m2Obu, JaroslavTN 0-200 cm
20 Density, dry bulkDBDg/cm3Obu, Jaroslav
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
192 data points

Data

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1 
Event		2 
Latitude		3 
Longitude		4 
Elevation [m]		5 
Unit
(ecological unit)		6 
Slope [deg]		7 
Exposition [deg]		8 
Veg h [cm]		9 
bare [%]		10 
Core length [cm]		11 
N [#]		12 
Thaw depth [cm]		13 
Ice [%]
(gravimetric)		14 
C org area [kg/m2]
(SOC 0-30 cm)		15 
C org area [kg/m2]
(SOC 0-1000 cm)		16 
C org area [kg/m2]
(SOC 0-200 cm)		17 
N area [g/m2]
(TN 0-30 cm)		18 
N area [g/m2]
(TN 0-100 cm)		19 
N area [g/m2]
(TN 0-200 cm)		20 
DBD [g/cm3]
J01 69.5684-138.91561Avadlek0-1152508500.005.515.515.512202202202.76
PG2150 69.5796-138.957326Guillemot0-180218121567.2724.8591.02150.141540507092900.50
PG2151 69.5795-138.957323Guillemot0-1810250133175.6320.8278.87145.59960404091100.35
PG2152 69.5715-139.025657Herschel2702106353436.426.7533.9021.83540585026501.30
PG2154 69.5715-139.025657Herschel270210198121881.5014.6036.4736.561010257025800.26
PG2155 69.5747-139.007032Komakuk1135100197123153.1110.5539.4946.27870345044400.89
PG2156 69.5708-138.89465Orca112300227134948.948.4428.3567.46640262067301.00
PG2157 69.5718-138.890315Plover7158620190124630.671.4311.9224.90220231046701.10
PG2158 69.5760-138.893650Thrasher9154158014387726.733.0020.8630.97580373053901.98
PG2159 69.5734-138.99682Orca5277403200122854.6322.5356.6270.981550427058000.82
PG2162 69.5743-138.994240Jaeger827035706700.0010.2416.3215.49960171017101.15
PG2163 69.5787-138.870893Herschel4203252230143373.0814.2244.9845.72930355043700.55