Citation:

PANGAEA.945057 (dataset in review)

Name: 69 pseudo Elementary Sampling Units (ESUs) set in the Lena Delta derived with expert knowledge
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: Land cover; Lena Delta; Sentinel-2

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Abstract:

This data set includes training elements representing different vegetation composition in the form of Elementary Sampling Units ESUs: 69 pseudo ESUs set with expert knowledge from the field and from Lena Delta expedition field reports. -The source of the 26 LD18 vegetation plots is Shevtsova et al (2021): Foliage projective cover of 26 vegetation sites of central Lena Delta from 2018. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.935875

Keyword(s):

Land cover; Lena Delta; Sentinel-2

Related to:

Shevtsova, Iuliia; Laschinskiy, Nikolay; Heim, Birgit; Herzschuh, Ulrike: Foliage projective cover of 26 vegetation sites of central Lena Delta from 2018. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.935875

Project(s):

Carbon in Permafrost / Kohlenstoff im Permafrost (KoPF)

Permafrost Research (AWI_Perma)

Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems @ AWI (AWI_Envi)

Coverage:

Median Latitude: 72.363981 * Median Longitude: 126.359529 * South-bound Latitude: 72.315270 * West-bound Longitude: 126.069030 * North-bound Latitude: 72.388490 * East-bound Longitude: 126.522200

Event(s):

LenaDelta * Latitude Start: 73.900000 * Longitude Start: 123.600000 * Latitude End: 72.000000 * Longitude End: 129.500000 * Location: Lena Delta, Siberia, Russia

Parameter(s):

#	Name	Short Name	Principal Investigator	Comment
1	Name	Name	Landgraf, Nele
2	LONGITUDE	Longitude	Landgraf, Nele	Geocode
3	LATITUDE	Latitude	Landgraf, Nele	Geocode
4	Land cover classes	LCC	Landgraf, Nele	code
5	Land cover classes	LCC	Landgraf, Nele	description

License:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0) (License comes into effect after moratorium ends)

Status:

Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)

Size:

207 data points

Data

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1 Name	2 Longitude	3 Latitude	4 LCC (code)	5 LCC (description)
Pseudo_ESU	126.47300	72.38700	7	SPSH: the sparsely vegetated areas occur in the northwest part on the floodplain level and are characterized by lower vegetation coverage. mainly in the form of isolated groups of Salix and Equisetum. Moss coverage is low.
Pseudo_ESU	126.47050	72.38528	7	SPSH: the sparsely vegetated areas occur in the northwest part on the floodplain level and are characterized by lower vegetation coverage. mainly in the form of isolated groups of Salix and Equisetum. Moss coverage is low.
Pseudo_ESU	126.46806	72.38354	7	SPSH: the sparsely vegetated areas occur in the northwest part on the floodplain level and are characterized by lower vegetation coverage. mainly in the form of isolated groups of Salix and Equisetum. Moss coverage is low.
Pseudo_ESU	126.48102	72.38837	0	MESH: moist-Equisetum and shrub communities including moist sites on the active floodplain with high shrub species
Pseudo_ESU	126.47453	72.38174	0	MESH: moist-Equisetum and shrub communities including moist sites on the active floodplain with high shrub species
Pseudo_ESU	126.46983	72.38150	0	MESH: moist-Equisetum and shrub communities including moist sites on the active floodplain with high shrub species
Pseudo_ESU	126.48308	72.38849	3	WS: wet-sedge complex at permanent wet sites with stagnant water within the lowest-lying topographical depressions. On Samoylov Island in the north of the active floodplain.
Pseudo_ESU	126.48260	72.38767	3	WS: wet-sedge complex at permanent wet sites with stagnant water within the lowest-lying topographical depressions. On Samoylov Island in the north of the active floodplain.
Pseudo_ESU	126.48154	72.38676	3	WS: wet-sedge complex at permanent wet sites with stagnant water within the lowest-lying topographical depressions. On Samoylov Island in the north of the active floodplain.
Pseudo_ESU	126.48137	72.38586	3	WS: wet-sedge complex at permanent wet sites with stagnant water within the lowest-lying topographical depressions. On Samoylov Island in the north of the active floodplain.
Pseudo_ESU	126.48058	72.38513	3	WS: wet-sedge complex at permanent wet sites with stagnant water within the lowest-lying topographical depressions. On Samoylov Island in the north of the active floodplain.
Pseudo_ESU	126.47935	72.38332	3	WS: wet-sedge complex at permanent wet sites with stagnant water within the lowest-lying topographical depressions. On Samoylov Island in the north of the active floodplain.
Pseudo_ESU	126.47809	72.38169	3	WS: wet-sedge complex at permanent wet sites with stagnant water within the lowest-lying topographical depressions. On Samoylov Island in the north of the active floodplain.
Pseudo_ESU	126.46998	72.37612	1	DSH: Dry low shrub communities as occurring on the dry elevated areas (on SAM in the south of the active floodplain). The shrub species are dominated by dwarf willow thickets with moss abundance
Pseudo_ESU	126.46955	72.37495	1	DSH: Dry low shrub communities as occurring on the dry elevated areas (on SAM in the south of the active floodplain). The shrub species are dominated by dwarf willow thickets with moss abundance
Pseudo_ESU	126.46915	72.37359	1	DSH: Dry low shrub communities as occurring on the dry elevated areas (on SAM in the south of the active floodplain). The shrub species are dominated by dwarf willow thickets with moss abundance
Pseudo_ESU	126.46914	72.37153	1	DSH: Dry low shrub communities as occurring on the dry elevated areas (on SAM in the south of the active floodplain). The shrub species are dominated by dwarf willow thickets with moss abundance
Pseudo_ESU	126.47437	72.37653	2	MSWS: moist to wet sedge complex
Pseudo_ESU	126.47481	72.37546	2	MSWS: moist to wet sedge complex
Pseudo_ESU	126.47466	72.37438	2	MSWS: moist to wet sedge complex
Pseudo_ESU	126.47425	72.37312	2	MSWS: moist to wet sedge complex
Pseudo_ESU	126.47352	72.37195	2	MSWS: moist to wet sedge complex
Pseudo_ESU	126.31272	72.36005	10	sand
Pseudo_ESU	126.32006	72.35845	10	sand
Pseudo_ESU	126.33019	72.35795	10	sand
Pseudo_ESU	126.45750	72.37856	10	sand
Pseudo_ESU	126.46000	72.38182	10	sand
Pseudo_ESU	126.45645	72.37971	10	sand
Pseudo_ESU	126.49044	72.38239	4	PC moisture < 50 %: polygonal complexes dominated by sedges. mosses and herbs with wet area coverage of up to 50 %. This class occurs on the late-Holocene terrace. and is represented by different polygonal tundra communities on the ice-wedge low-centered polygons.
Pseudo_ESU	126.49857	72.38141	4	PC moisture < 50 %: polygonal complexes dominated by sedges. mosses and herbs with wet area coverage of up to 50 %. This class occurs on the late-Holocene terrace. and is represented by different polygonal tundra communities on the ice-wedge low-centered polygons.
Pseudo_ESU	126.50778	72.37911	4	PC moisture < 50 %: polygonal complexes dominated by sedges. mosses and herbs with wet area coverage of up to 50 %. This class occurs on the late-Holocene terrace. and is represented by different polygonal tundra communities on the ice-wedge low-centered polygons.
Pseudo_ESU	126.50871	72.37661	4	PC moisture < 50 %: polygonal complexes dominated by sedges. mosses and herbs with wet area coverage of up to 50 %. This class occurs on the late-Holocene terrace. and is represented by different polygonal tundra communities on the ice-wedge low-centered polygons.
Pseudo_ESU	126.48613	72.37067	4	PC moisture < 50 %: polygonal complexes dominated by sedges. mosses and herbs with wet area coverage of up to 50 %. This class occurs on the late-Holocene terrace. and is represented by different polygonal tundra communities on the ice-wedge low-centered polygons.
Pseudo_ESU	126.48436	72.37065	4	PC moisture < 50 %: polygonal complexes dominated by sedges. mosses and herbs with wet area coverage of up to 50 %. This class occurs on the late-Holocene terrace. and is represented by different polygonal tundra communities on the ice-wedge low-centered polygons.
Pseudo_ESU	126.48913	72.37044	4	PC moisture < 50 %: polygonal complexes dominated by sedges. mosses and herbs with wet area coverage of up to 50 %. This class occurs on the late-Holocene terrace. and is represented by different polygonal tundra communities on the ice-wedge low-centered polygons.
Pseudo_ESU	126.50831	72.38172	5	PC moisture < 20%: this polygonal complex class is also dominated by sedges. mosses and herbs accompanied by dwarf willows and birches with wet area coverage up to 20 %. This class occurs on drier sites on the polygonal mosaic patterned ground.
Pseudo_ESU	126.51089	72.38013	5	PC moisture < 20%: this polygonal complex class is also dominated by sedges. mosses and herbs accompanied by dwarf willows and birches with wet area coverage up to 20 %. This class occurs on drier sites on the polygonal mosaic patterned ground.
Pseudo_ESU	126.51364	72.37954	5	PC moisture < 20%: this polygonal complex class is also dominated by sedges. mosses and herbs accompanied by dwarf willows and birches with wet area coverage up to 20 %. This class occurs on drier sites on the polygonal mosaic patterned ground.
Pseudo_ESU	126.52089	72.37631	5	PC moisture < 20%: this polygonal complex class is also dominated by sedges. mosses and herbs accompanied by dwarf willows and birches with wet area coverage up to 20 %. This class occurs on drier sites on the polygonal mosaic patterned ground.
Pseudo_ESU	126.52220	72.37543	5	PC moisture < 20%: this polygonal complex class is also dominated by sedges. mosses and herbs accompanied by dwarf willows and birches with wet area coverage up to 20 %. This class occurs on drier sites on the polygonal mosaic patterned ground.
Pseudo_ESU	126.19582	72.37162	9	PC moisture < 10 %: mainly occurring on the Yedoma-Uplands (3rd Lena Delta terrace. also called Ice complex) with alternating wet and dry areas. These sites on the Pleistocene ice wedge network are drier compared to the polygonal complexes in the east of Samoylov. Vegetation is characterized by wet sedges and mosses. including dwarf shrub species.
Pseudo_ESU	126.21763	72.37426	9	PC moisture < 10 %: mainly occurring on the Yedoma-Uplands (3rd Lena Delta terrace. also called Ice complex) with alternating wet and dry areas. These sites on the Pleistocene ice wedge network are drier compared to the polygonal complexes in the east of Samoylov. Vegetation is characterized by wet sedges and mosses. including dwarf shrub species.
Pseudo_ESU	126.21650	72.37972	9	PC moisture < 10 %: mainly occurring on the Yedoma-Uplands (3rd Lena Delta terrace. also called Ice complex) with alternating wet and dry areas. These sites on the Pleistocene ice wedge network are drier compared to the polygonal complexes in the east of Samoylov. Vegetation is characterized by wet sedges and mosses. including dwarf shrub species.
Pseudo_ESU	126.18797	72.36496	9	PC moisture < 10 %: mainly occurring on the Yedoma-Uplands (3rd Lena Delta terrace. also called Ice complex) with alternating wet and dry areas. These sites on the Pleistocene ice wedge network are drier compared to the polygonal complexes in the east of Samoylov. Vegetation is characterized by wet sedges and mosses. including dwarf shrub species.
Pseudo_ESU	126.17321	72.35892	9	PC moisture < 10 %: mainly occurring on the Yedoma-Uplands (3rd Lena Delta terrace. also called Ice complex) with alternating wet and dry areas. These sites on the Pleistocene ice wedge network are drier compared to the polygonal complexes in the east of Samoylov. Vegetation is characterized by wet sedges and mosses. including dwarf shrub species.
Pseudo_ESU	126.16876	72.35141	9	PC moisture < 10 %: mainly occurring on the Yedoma-Uplands (3rd Lena Delta terrace. also called Ice complex) with alternating wet and dry areas. These sites on the Pleistocene ice wedge network are drier compared to the polygonal complexes in the east of Samoylov. Vegetation is characterized by wet sedges and mosses. including dwarf shrub species.
Pseudo_ESU	126.15425	72.34770	9	PC moisture < 10 %: mainly occurring on the Yedoma-Uplands (3rd Lena Delta terrace. also called Ice complex) with alternating wet and dry areas. These sites on the Pleistocene ice wedge network are drier compared to the polygonal complexes in the east of Samoylov. Vegetation is characterized by wet sedges and mosses. including dwarf shrub species.
Pseudo_ESU	126.17267	72.34715	9	PC moisture < 10 %: mainly occurring on the Yedoma-Uplands (3rd Lena Delta terrace. also called Ice complex) with alternating wet and dry areas. These sites on the Pleistocene ice wedge network are drier compared to the polygonal complexes in the east of Samoylov. Vegetation is characterized by wet sedges and mosses. including dwarf shrub species.
Pseudo_ESU	126.14312	72.34323	9	PC moisture < 10 %: mainly occurring on the Yedoma-Uplands (3rd Lena Delta terrace. also called Ice complex) with alternating wet and dry areas. These sites on the Pleistocene ice wedge network are drier compared to the polygonal complexes in the east of Samoylov. Vegetation is characterized by wet sedges and mosses. including dwarf shrub species.
Pseudo_ESU	126.15126	72.33653	9	PC moisture < 10 %: mainly occurring on the Yedoma-Uplands (3rd Lena Delta terrace. also called Ice complex) with alternating wet and dry areas. These sites on the Pleistocene ice wedge network are drier compared to the polygonal complexes in the east of Samoylov. Vegetation is characterized by wet sedges and mosses. including dwarf shrub species.
Pseudo_ESU	126.19255	72.34672	9	PC moisture < 10 %: mainly occurring on the Yedoma-Uplands (3rd Lena Delta terrace. also called Ice complex) with alternating wet and dry areas. These sites on the Pleistocene ice wedge network are drier compared to the polygonal complexes in the east of Samoylov. Vegetation is characterized by wet sedges and mosses. including dwarf shrub species.
Pseudo_ESU	126.06903	72.33506	8	DT the dry tundra communities represent two vegetation classes. One is dominated by tussock forming Eriophorum and the other by non - tussock dry-herb communities. which are dominated by Dryas. They occur on drained sites and dry areas such as the south-facing rims of thermokarst depressions.
Pseudo_ESU	126.07478	72.33424	8	DT the dry tundra communities represent two vegetation classes. One is dominated by tussock forming Eriophorum and the other by non - tussock dry-herb communities. which are dominated by Dryas. They occur on drained sites and dry areas such as the south-facing rims of thermokarst depressions.
Pseudo_ESU	126.08426	72.33223	8	DT the dry tundra communities represent two vegetation classes. One is dominated by tussock forming Eriophorum and the other by non - tussock dry-herb communities. which are dominated by Dryas. They occur on drained sites and dry areas such as the south-facing rims of thermokarst depressions.
Pseudo_ESU	126.19605	72.33744	8	DT the dry tundra communities represent two vegetation classes. One is dominated by tussock forming Eriophorum and the other by non - tussock dry-herb communities. which are dominated by Dryas. They occur on drained sites and dry areas such as the south-facing rims of thermokarst depressions.
Pseudo_ESU	126.21080	72.33764	8	DT the dry tundra communities represent two vegetation classes. One is dominated by tussock forming Eriophorum and the other by non - tussock dry-herb communities. which are dominated by Dryas. They occur on drained sites and dry areas such as the south-facing rims of thermokarst depressions.
Pseudo_ESU	126.22054	72.33581	8	DT the dry tundra communities represent two vegetation classes. One is dominated by tussock forming Eriophorum and the other by non - tussock dry-herb communities. which are dominated by Dryas. They occur on drained sites and dry areas such as the south-facing rims of thermokarst depressions.
Pseudo_ESU	126.27834	72.35052	8	DT the dry tundra communities represent two vegetation classes. One is dominated by tussock forming Eriophorum and the other by non - tussock dry-herb communities. which are dominated by Dryas. They occur on drained sites and dry areas such as the south-facing rims of thermokarst depressions.
Pseudo_ESU	126.28886	72.35533	8	DT the dry tundra communities represent two vegetation classes. One is dominated by tussock forming Eriophorum and the other by non - tussock dry-herb communities. which are dominated by Dryas. They occur on drained sites and dry areas such as the south-facing rims of thermokarst depressions.
Pseudo_ESU	126.25765	72.36809	8	DT the dry tundra communities represent two vegetation classes. One is dominated by tussock forming Eriophorum and the other by non - tussock dry-herb communities. which are dominated by Dryas. They occur on drained sites and dry areas such as the south-facing rims of thermokarst depressions.
Pseudo_ESU	126.25143	72.37007	8	DT the dry tundra communities represent two vegetation classes. One is dominated by tussock forming Eriophorum and the other by non - tussock dry-herb communities. which are dominated by Dryas. They occur on drained sites and dry areas such as the south-facing rims of thermokarst depressions.
Pseudo_ESU	126.24335	72.36673	8	DT the dry tundra communities represent two vegetation classes. One is dominated by tussock forming Eriophorum and the other by non - tussock dry-herb communities. which are dominated by Dryas. They occur on drained sites and dry areas such as the south-facing rims of thermokarst depressions.
Pseudo_ESU	126.24952	72.32392	6	GSSH: This class occurs on the rim and basin floor of the one young (ca 20 years old) drained lake basin at the East rim of Kurungnakh Island and includes dry grass- to wet sedge complexes with low shrub communities. When moving towards the slope and the south cliffs willow. Salix and Equisetum mix in. This class also occurs at other high disturbance sites.
Pseudo_ESU	126.25548	72.32355	6	GSSH: This class occurs on the rim and basin floor of the one young (ca 20 years old) drained lake basin at the East rim of Kurungnakh Island and includes dry grass- to wet sedge complexes with low shrub communities. When moving towards the slope and the south cliffs willow. Salix and Equisetum mix in. This class also occurs at other high disturbance sites.
Pseudo_ESU	126.25283	72.32352	6	GSSH: This class occurs on the rim and basin floor of the one young (ca 20 years old) drained lake basin at the East rim of Kurungnakh Island and includes dry grass- to wet sedge complexes with low shrub communities. When moving towards the slope and the south cliffs willow. Salix and Equisetum mix in. This class also occurs at other high disturbance sites.
Pseudo_ESU	126.26676	72.31527	6	GSSH: This class occurs on the rim and basin floor of the one young (ca 20 years old) drained lake basin at the East rim of Kurungnakh Island and includes dry grass- to wet sedge complexes with low shrub communities. When moving towards the slope and the south cliffs willow. Salix and Equisetum mix in. This class also occurs at other high disturbance sites.
Pseudo_ESU	126.26274	72.32240	6	GSSH: This class occurs on the rim and basin floor of the one young (ca 20 years old) drained lake basin at the East rim of Kurungnakh Island and includes dry grass- to wet sedge complexes with low shrub communities. When moving towards the slope and the south cliffs willow. Salix and Equisetum mix in. This class also occurs at other high disturbance sites.
Pseudo_ESU	126.27101	72.32242	6	GSSH: This class occurs on the rim and basin floor of the one young (ca 20 years old) drained lake basin at the East rim of Kurungnakh Island and includes dry grass- to wet sedge complexes with low shrub communities. When moving towards the slope and the south cliffs willow. Salix and Equisetum mix in. This class also occurs at other high disturbance sites.
Pseudo_ESU	126.26940	72.32330	6	GSSH: This class occurs on the rim and basin floor of the one young (ca 20 years old) drained lake basin at the East rim of Kurungnakh Island and includes dry grass- to wet sedge complexes with low shrub communities. When moving towards the slope and the south cliffs willow. Salix and Equisetum mix in. This class also occurs at other high disturbance sites.