Russian Historical Soil Temperature Data

This dataset contains Russian Historical Soil Temperature Data. This data set is a collection of monthly and annual average soil temperatures measured at Russian meteorological stations. Data were recovered from many sources and compiled by staff at the University of Colorado, USA, and the Russian Academy of Sciences in Puschino, Russia. Soil temperatures were measured at depths of 0.02 to 3.2 m using bent stem thermometers, extraction thermometers, and electrical resistance thermistors. Data coverage extends from the 1800s through 1990, but is not continuous. Data are not available for all stations for the entire period of coverage. For example, data collection began at many stations in the 1930s and 1950s, and not all stations continued taking measurements through 1990. This research was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Polar Programs (OPP) awards OPP-9614557, OPP-9907541, and OPP-0229766. Data are available as tar.gz files.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
    End:  1990-12-31T23:59:59Z

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 1990-12-31T23:59:59Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 70.00000
Bounding Box South Lat 45.00000
Bounding Box West Long 35.00000
Bounding Box East Long 140.00000
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Standardized Resource Format ASCII
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Asset Size 2 MB
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Author Tingjun Zhang
Roger G. Barry
David Gilichinsky
University of Colorado
Russian Academy of Sciences
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Publication Date 2009-04-29T15:01:34
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Not Assigned
Alternate Identifier 106.ARCSS078
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-08-01T18:02:05Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::106.ARCSS078
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Tingjun Zhang, Roger G. Barry, David Gilichinsky, University of Colorado, Russian Academy of Sciences. (2009). Russian Historical Soil Temperature Data. 1.0. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS078. Accessed 30 October 2025.

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