Water and Environmental Research Center
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Data and Pictures

Council snow data

Ablation Poles

SWE

Pictures

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Council

Council is about 80 miles by road from Nome. The study site represents a subarctic transition region where black spruce and tundra grow atop permafrost. The two watersheds being studied at Council are Melsing Creek (80.6 km^2) and Guy Rowe Creek (6.65 km^3). There are three meteorological towers located near Council. C1 is a 3 meter tower standing in a low lying moss/tussock area that seems to be thermokarsting. C2 is a 10 meter tower perched atop a hill in the Melsing Creek drainage area. C3 is a 3 meter tower located in the Guy Rowe Creek drainage area.

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C1 C2 C3
Air Temp Air Temp Air Temp
Radiation Radiation Radiation
Relative Humidity Relative Humidity Relative Humidity
Wind Wind Wind
Soil Moisture Content Soil Moisture Content Soil Moisture Content
Soil Temperature Precipitaion Thermistor Data
Thermistor Data Thermistor Data

The snowmelt and meteorological data (above) collected at Council are provided courtesy of Anne Carr (ftatc@uaf.edu), Julie Knudson (fnjak2@uaf.edu) and Larry Hinzman (ffldh@uaf.edu). Please contact these individuals and credit their effort when using their data.

 

Additional Data collected by Chapin Crew.
Ablation Council Ablation Council Density Council Temperature
Council Forest Thermist. Council Shrub Thermist. Council Tundra Thermist. Council Thermist. Coeff.
Council Thermist. Gen. Daily snow grn t and SE Daily snow grn t Density
Temperatures Snow grnd Temp Snow Abl. and SE Snow Ablation
Thermist Coeff. Thermist. Forest Thermist Tundra Thermist Gen.
The snowmelt and meteorological data (above) collected at Council are provided courtesy of Jason Beringer (beringer@lter.uaf.edu), F. Stuart Chapin (fschapin@lter.uaf.edu, and Ian D. McHugh (easymc@hotmail.com). Please contact these individuals and credit their effort when using their data.