Arctic Vegetation and Soil Plot Data from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

NASA collected environmental, soil, and vegetation data from study plots near Lake Colleen at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, in August 2014. The dataset records species composition, leaf area index, soil moisture, color, and plot characteristics like slope and aspect. It provides a snapshot of Arctic tundra conditions for a specific location and time.

Use Cases

• Analyzing correlations between soil moisture, color, and vegetation percent cover classes.
• Mapping plant species distribution relative to plot characteristics like topographic position and slope.
• Using leaf area index (LAI) measurements to model vegetation productivity in a permafrost environment.
• Assessing plot disturbance impacts on recorded geology and soil properties.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple measured variables: vegetation species, LAI, percent cover, soil moisture, color, and plot characteristics.
• Collected by a authoritative organization (NASA).
• Provides a detailed snapshot from a specific Arctic location (Prudhoe Bay, Alaska) and time (August 2014).

Limitations

• Exact row count, file size, and complete column names are unknown from all sources.
• Sources conflict on last updated date: Data.gov lists 2026-03 13, while NASA Earthdata lists 2014-08-13.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Field data collected from study plots.

Time Range

2014-08

Freshness

2026-03-13 10:25:19.514605

Geography

Vicinity of Lake Colleen off the Spine Road at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, USA.