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Description

This dataset includes field measurements from 26 burned and unburned transects established in 2008 in the region of the Anaktuvuk River tundra fire on the Arctic Slope of Alaska, US. Measurements include plant cover by species, shrub and tussock density, thaw depth, and soil depth. This wildfire occurred in 2007, and sampling took place in 2008-2011 and in 2017.

Product Summary

Platforms
FIELD SURVEYS
Instruments
SOIL DEPTH PROBE,
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Spatial Extent
N: 69.359 S: 69.0189 E: -150.034 W: -151.176
Geographic Region
ALASKA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2008-07-03 to 2017-07-23
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2612823595-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Processing Level
1B
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Soil Depth,
Active Layer,
Wildfires,
Fire Disturbance,
Vegetation Cover,
Alpine/Tundra,
Fire Ecology

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Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Miller, E. A., Jandt, R., Baughman, C. A., Jones, B. M., & Yokel, D. A. (2022). ABoVE: Post-Fire and Unburned Field Site Data, Anaktuvuk River Fire Area, 2008-2017 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2119 Date Accessed: 2025-10-08

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