Time Series of Seasonally Frozen Ground Depth in the Russian Arctic, 1930-1990

This data set consists of seasonally frozen ground depth measurements based on soil temperatures in the Russian Arctic. Seasonal freezing and thawing processes in cold regions play a major role in ecosystem diversity, productivity, and the Arctic hydrological system. Long-term changes in seasonal freeze and thaw depths are also important indicators of climate change. Investigators collected data from 211 ground-based stations. The record extends from 1930 to 1990 and includes seasonal freeze depths derived from soil temperature data that are averaged yearly. Data are in tab-delimited ASCII text format.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
    End:  1990-12-31T23:59:59Z

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 1990-12-31T23:59:59Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 68.90000
Bounding Box South Lat 42.70000
Bounding Box West Long 30.80000
Bounding Box East Long -179.50000
Spatial Representation grid
Spatial Resolution N/A
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Documentation #1 : ARCSS166.pdf

Documentation #2 : readme.txt
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Resource Format ZIP: PKZIP (application/zip)
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Asset Size 1 MB
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Author Tingjun Zhang
Roger G. Barry
Oliver W. Frauenfeld
Publisher NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory ROR icon

Publication Date 2009-04-29T15:01:34
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Not Assigned
Alternate Identifier 106.ARCSS166
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-08-01T18:02:06Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::106.ARCSS166
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Tingjun Zhang, Roger G. Barry, Oliver W. Frauenfeld. (2009). Time Series of Seasonally Frozen Ground Depth in the Russian Arctic, 1930-1990. 1.0. NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS166. Accessed 10 March 2026.

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