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Description

This data set provides the distribution of thermokarst landscapes in the boreal and tundra ecoregions within the northern circumpolar permafrost zones. This dataset provides an areal estimate of wetland, lake, and hillslope thermokarst landscapes as of 2015. Estimates of soil organic carbon (SOC) content associated with thermokarst and non-thermokarst landscapes were based on available circumpolar 0 to 3 meter SOC storage data.

Product Summary

Platforms
MODELS
Instruments
Computer
Projects
Soil
Spatial Extent

N: 83.6162 S: 45.5364 E: 180 W: -180

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2216864090-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Landscape Processes ,
Permafrost ,
Carbon ,
Periglacial Processes ,
Topography

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Olefeldt, D., Goswami, S., Grosse, G., Hayes, D. J., Hugelius, G., Kuhry, P., Sannel, B., Schuur, E. A. G., & Turetsky, M. R. (2016). Arctic Circumpolar Distribution and Soil Carbon of Thermokarst Landscapes, 2015 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1332 Date Accessed: 2026-10-05

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Negligible cycling of terrestrial carbon in many lakes of the arid circumpolar landscape
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