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This is the field measured snow depth data using an automatic snow depth probe (magnaprobe, Snow-Hydro LCC) in April 19 - May 7, 2022 in North Slope, Alaska. The data are in csv format (comma delimited text format with geographical coordinate, WGS 84, and UTM zone 5). The goal of this research project is to quantify the role of thermokarst lake drainage and drained thermokarst lake basin (DTLB) evolution in the arctic system. The joint research team (University of Alaska, Fairbanks, University of Wyoming, and Michigan Technological University) spent several days based in Utqiagvik (Western Coastal Plain) and rest of days in Teshekpuk Lake (Central Coastal Plain). During the travel, manual snow survey was conducted using the mangaprobe to quantify the snowdrift around thermokarst lakes and other land features as complementary to the geophysical and remote sensed snowpack characterizations.
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Geospatial Data Documenting the Expansion and Drainage of Schaeffer Lake, Northwestern Arctic Alaska, 1951-2022
On 29 June 2022, local observers reported the drainage of a 0.5 ha lake near Qikiqtaġruk (Kotzebue), Alaska that prompted this collaborative study on the life cycle of a thermokarst lake in the Arctic (Jones et al., In Review). This dataset includes the geospatial files created for the study that documents the expansion and drainage of a small lake on the Schaeffer's Native allotment near Qikiqtaġruk (Kotzebue), Alaska. We have digitized the perimeter of the lake in historical aerial imagery and contemporary satellite imagery from 1951, 1974, 1993, 2007, and 2021. This data has been uploaded in geojson formats. We also created digital terrain models based on processing aerial images acquired in 2016 via fixed wing (Fairbanks Fodar, 2019) and in 2022 with a survey-grade quadcopter drone system. This data is provided in geotiff format. We also simulated a pre-lake disturbance terrain model to estimate permafrost thaw subsidence associated with the formation and drainage of the lake. This data has been uploaded in geotiff format. Citations: Jones, B.M., Tessier, S.S., Tessier, T., Brubaker, M., Brook, M., Schaeffer, J., Ward Jones, M.K., Grosse, G., Nitze, I., Rettelbach, T., Savoico, S., Clark, J.A., and Tape, K.D. In Revision. Integrating local environmental observations and remote sensing to better understand the life cycle of a thermokarst lake in Arctic Alaska. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. Fairbanks Fodar, 2019. Digital Mapping of Coast between Cape Thompson and Cape Prince of Wales [online]. Available from: https://elevation.alaska.gov/ [Accessed 21 Aug 2022].
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- PAR ID:
- 10473685
- Publisher / Repository:
- NSF Arctic Data Center
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- Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
- arctic lakes lake drainage local environmental observations
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- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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