Temperature data spans three distinct Alaskan regions—North Slope, Council, and Ivotuk—with multiple sites per region. Measurements were collected as part of the Land-Atmosphere-Ice Interactions - Arctic Transitions in the Land-Atmosphere System (LAII-ATLAS) program. The dataset was funded by the Arctic System Sciences Program and last updated in November 2007.
Use Cases
- Analyze air temperature trends over time across the North Slope, Council, and Ivotuk regions.
- Correlate ground temperature measurements with soil thermal properties at multiple sites.
- Model permafrost stability using time-series data on soil temperatures from 1998 to 2005.
- Compare seasonal temperature variations between the three distinct Alaskan geographic regions.
Strengths
- Covers a multi-year time range from 1998 to 2005.
- Includes measurements from three distinct geographic regions with multiple sites.
Limitations
- Data is over 15 years old, limiting analysis of recent climate trends.
- Specific sample sizes, row counts, and column details are unknown.
- Geographic coverage is limited to three regions within Alaska.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS, funded by the Arctic System Sciences (ARCSS) Program.
- Collection Method
- Field measurements collected as part of the LAII-ATLAS program.
- Time Range
- 1998 to 2005
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Alaska, USA (North Slope, Council, and Ivotuk regions).