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Morel, Xavier; Hansen, Birger Ulf; Delire, Christine; Ambus, Per Lennart; Mastepanov, Mikhail; Decharme, Bertrand (2019): (Figure 3) Physical characteristics of Nuuk-fen (Greenland) dataset [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.909898, In supplement to: Morel, X et al. (2020): A new dataset of soil carbon and nitrogen stocks and profiles from an instrumented Greenlandic fen designed to evaluate land-surface models. Earth System Science Data, 12(4), 2365-2380, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-2365-2020

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Abstract:
This dataset describes the elevation (meter above sea level) of the soil surface, water level and the depth of organic-mineral interface (OMI). The later was measured with a rigid metallic probe, the two other using a topographer mire.
Keyword(s):
arctic peatland; Nuuk; physical characteristics; soil carbon stocks and profiles
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 64.130731 * Median Longitude: -51.386410 * South-bound Latitude: 64.130341 * West-bound Longitude: -51.387097 * North-bound Latitude: 64.131185 * East-bound Longitude: -51.385204
Minimum Elevation: 38.4 m * Maximum Elevation: 40.0 m
Event(s):
Nuuk_T1-0 * Latitude: 64.131113 * Longitude: -51.386163 * Elevation: 39.2 m * Location: Nuuk, Greenland * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT)
Nuuk_T1-5 * Latitude: 64.131068 * Longitude: -51.386175 * Elevation: 39.2 m * Location: Nuuk, Greenland * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT)
Nuuk_T1-10 * Latitude: 64.131022 * Longitude: -51.386187 * Elevation: 39.1 m * Location: Nuuk, Greenland * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1Event labelEventMorel, Xavier
2Latitude of eventLatitudeMorel, Xavier
3Longitude of eventLongitudeMorel, Xavier
4Transect numberTransect noMorel, Xavier
5PlotPlotMorel, XavierPlotNo.
6DirectionDirectiondegMorel, Xavier
7DISTANCEDistancecmMorel, XavierTheodoliteGeocode – Upper
8DISTANCEDistancecmMorel, XavierTheodoliteGeocode – Mid
9DISTANCEDistancecmMorel, XavierTheodoliteGeocode – Lower
10DISTANCEDistancecmMorel, XavierGeocode – Average = mean between the measurements "Upper" and "Lower"
11DistanceDistmmMorel, XavierDifference between "Upper" and "Lower" values
12ELEVATIONElevationm a.s.l.Morel, XavierGeocode – = m.a.s.L(Fix) + (Mid(Fix)-Mid(Plot))/10 with m.a.s.L(Fix) = 40m and Mid(Fix) = 11.84
13DISTANCEDistancecmMorel, XavierGeocode – from Elevation to water level
14DISTANCEDistancecmMorel, XavierGeocode – from Elevation to organic-mineral interface
15Height above sea levelHeightm a.s.l.Morel, Xavierwater level
16Height above sea levelHeightm a.s.l.Morel, Xavierorganic-mineral interface (OMI)
Size:
201 data points

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