Identification

Title

Terrain and Vegetation of Imnavait Creek, AK: Classification and Mapping

Alternative title(s)

106.ARCSS112

Abstract

Investigators classified typical and characteristic vegetation communities in an area in northern Alaska using Braun-Blanquet sorted table analysis, and mapped the communities using integrated geobotanical mapping procedures in a Geographic Information System (GIS). The vegetation classification is presented in a final sorted table, and major terrain units, vegetation, and surface forms are described. Also included is a summary of comparable vegetation types from other relevant studies and an areal analysis of the geobotanical maps of the study area. The study area is the Department of Energy R4D research site and is located near Imnavait Creek, AK.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data.eol.ucar.edu//dataset/106.ARCSS112

protocol: https

name: Terrain and Vegetation of Imnavait Creek, AK: Classification and Mapping homepage

description: Dataset homepage

Unique resource identifier

code

106.ARCSS112

codeSpace

Dataset language

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

dataset

originating controlled vocabulary

title

Resource Type

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2014-10-16

Keyword set

keyword value

Field Surveys

Keyword set

keyword value

Arctic

Land Character

Vegetation

Keyword set

keyword value

EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS

EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > EVERGREEN VEGETATION

EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > DECIDUOUS VEGETATION

EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LANDSCAPE > LANDSCAPE PATTERNS

EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION SPECIES

EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > ORGANIC MATTER

EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION

EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS > DRAINAGE

EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT

EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER

EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LANDSCAPE > LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > LAND MANAGEMENT > LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION

EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > INDIGENOUS VEGETATION

EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES

EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > DOMINANT SPECIES

EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION

EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > WATERSHED CHARACTERISTICS

EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > FLUVIAL LANDFORMS

EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION > CONTOUR MAPS

EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES

EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > GLACIAL LANDFORMS

EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > SEASONALLY FROZEN GROUND

EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS > RIPARIAN WETLANDS

EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > PERMAFROST

EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS

EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > SEASONALLY FROZEN GROUND

EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER

EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER

EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION > TOPOGRAPHICAL RELIEF MAPS

originating controlled vocabulary

title

Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2018-02-27

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-149.37000

East bounding longitude

-149.26000

North bounding latitude

68.63000

South bounding latitude

68.59000

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1984-08-01T01:01:00Z

End position

1987-05-31T23:59:59Z

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011-09-14T17:35:56Z

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

none

Limitations on public access

none

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

Institute of Arctic Biology

full postal address

University of Alaska Fairbanks PO Box 757000

Fairbanks

99775-7000

telephone number

(907) 474-2460

email address

ffdaw@uaf.edu

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-02-07T22:51:29Z

Metadata language

eng; USA