Soil Temperature Station Data from Permafrost Regions of Russia 1880s - 2000

This data set is a collection of monthly soil temperatures measured at boreholes in Russian permafrost regions. Data were recovered from many sources. 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 2000, 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 2000. 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 ASCII text files.