Snow, Thaw, Temperature, and Permafrost Borehole Data from Lake Colleen and Airport Study Sites, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, 2016

This data report contains methods and data from transects, permanent vegetation plots, and boreholes sampled in March and August-September 2016 at Colleen Site A and the Airport Study Site, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, for the Arctic Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (ArcSEES) program. The ArcSEES project, "Cumulative effects of Arctic oil development—planning and designing for sustainability," was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF Grant Nr. 1263854). The study sites consists of three 100-meter (m) transects established near the Deadhorse Airport and two 200-m transects near Lake Colleen. This builds on data collected in 2014 and 2015. In 2016, snow depth, thaw depth, temperature and permafrost borehole data were collected along transect flag lines and at permanent vegetation plots established at polygon centers and troughs at intervals along transects. The data report also includes 41 photos of the disturbance to the tundra caused by installation of the Quintillion terrestrial fiber optic cable along the Dalton Highway in 2015-2016. More info: http://www.geobotany.uaf.edu/arcsees/

本数据报告收录了美国阿拉斯加州普拉德霍湾科林A站点与机场研究站点，在2016年3月及8-9月期间，针对北极科学、工程与可持续发展教育（Arctic Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability，ArcSEES）计划采集的样带、永久植被样地与钻孔相关方法及数据。本ArcSEES项目全称为"北极石油开发的累积效应——面向可持续性的规划与设计"，由美国国家科学基金会（National Science Foundation，NSF）资助（项目编号：1263854）。本次研究设置两类样带：死马机场附近布设3条100米（m）样带，科林湖附近布设2条200米样带。本数据集基于2014年与2015年采集的相关数据构建。2016年，研究团队沿样带标记线，以及在沿样带间隔布设的多边形中心与槽谷区域的永久植被样地内，采集了雪深、解冻深度、温度及多年冻土钻孔数据。本数据报告还收录了2015-2016年沿道尔顿公路（Dalton Highway）铺设Quintillion陆地光纤光缆过程中，对苔原（tundra）造成干扰的41张现场照片。更多信息可访问：http://www.geobotany.uaf.edu/arcsees/