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Land Cover and Vegetation in the Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Vegetation map of the Seward Peninsula (Range Map, Swanson et al., 1985).

Vegetation map of the Seward Peninsula (Range Map, Swanson et al., 1985).

Digital landcover and vegetation maps for the Seward Peninsula are provided as part of the ABoVE project.

NASA Earthdata user profile: Dr. Nancy Glenn

Photo of Dr. Nancy Glenn by Allison Corona, Boise State University.

Photo of Dr. Nancy Glenn by Allison Corona, Boise State University.

Dr. Nancy Glenn uses NASA remote sensing data to study vegetation, soils, and landscape change in drylands of the western US.

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Year-round CO2 concentrations in Alaska

Wind roses averaged over (a) May-September and (b) October-April for all 3 years during mid-afternoon hours at 32 m above ground level on the CARVE tower (from Karion et al., 2016).

Wind roses averaged over (a) May-September and (b) October-April for all 3 years during mid-afternoon hours at 32 m above ground level on the CARVE tower (from Karion et al., 2016).

A new CARVE dataset provides measurements of CO2, CH4, and other gases from a fixed tower outside Fairbanks, Alaska.

Study Domain and Reference Grid for ABoVE Campaign

ABoVE spatial data products - the Study Domain with Core and Extended study regions displayed and the Standard Reference Grid showing the nested tiling scheme.

ABoVE spatial data products - the Study Domain with Core and Extended study regions displayed and the Standard Reference Grid showing the nested tiling scheme.

The standard reference grid and official boundaries of the study domain are provided for the Arctic - Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE).

Stand Age in Siberian Larch Forests

Stand age distribution map for the Siberian Larch forests in 2012. Insets show views of three subsets of the stand age map (from Chen et al., 2016).

Stand age distribution map for the Siberian Larch forests in 2012. Insets show views of three subsets of the stand age map (from Chen et al., 2016).

High resolution maps of Siberian larch forests use fire history to infer stand age.

Vegetation on Frost-boil Features in Alaska

Frost-boil vegetation plot at Franklin Bluffs in northern Alaska

Frost-boil vegetation plot at Franklin Bluffs in northern Alaska

A new dataset provides baseline information on vegetation and soils at 117 study plots on Arctic frost-boils.

Maps of Open Water Cover in the Arctic

Land surface fractional open water for the extended ABoVE domain for Julian days 171-180 of 2002 depicted with a black to white gradient.

Land surface fractional open water for the extended ABoVE domain for Julian days 171-180 of 2002 depicted with a black to white gradient.

Land surface fractional open water cover maps are provided for the pan-Arctic and the ABoVE study domains.

CO2, CH4, and other gases sampled by CARVE

Flask sampling system for aircraft measurements. Left: Programmable Flash Package (PFP) containing 12 flasks. Right: Programmable Compressor Package (PCP) containing pumps for pressurizing the flasks. (Image courtesy: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/aircraft/sampling.html)

Flask sampling system for aircraft measurements. Left: Programmable Flash Package (PFP) containing 12 flasks. Right: Programmable Compressor Package (PCP) containing pumps for pressurizing the flasks. (Image courtesy: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/aircraft/sampling.html)

The CARVE campaign analyzed whole-air samples from aircraft and a 32m tower above Alaska.

Land Cover and Ecosystem Maps for Northern Alaska

Ecological landscape sections from Landscape Level Ecological Mapping of Northern Alaska (2014 Update). From Jorgenson and Grunblatt, 2013.

Ecological landscape sections from Landscape Level Ecological Mapping of Northern Alaska (2014 Update). From Jorgenson and Grunblatt, 2013.

Ecosystem types, vegetation, and land cover maps are provided in a new data set from NASA's ABoVE campaign.

Carbon Flux Data from Alaska

The eddy covariance site at Barrow, Alaska.

The eddy covariance site at Barrow, Alaska.

A new CARVE dataset provides 2011-2015 flux data from three eddy covariance tower sites in Alaska.

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