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Carbon Chemistry and Microbiology of Permafrost Soils
Characterizes the carbon chemistry, microbial communities, and their function in surface and permafrost soils from throughout interior Alaska. This project is in close... -
Borehole Temperatures from the North Slope of Alaska
This data set contains temperatures collected from boreholes on the North Slope of Alaska at 23 sites between 1977 and 2002. Most data fall into a date range of 1983-2001. The... -
Near Surface Permafrost Dynamics as an Essential Climate Variable
Permafrost was recently listed as a terrestrial Essential Climate Variable and several potential mechanisms of change can be quantified with remote sensing time series. We plan... -
Mapping Permafrost and Gas Hydrate using Marine Controlled Source Electromagnetic Methods (CSEM)
The objective of this project is to develop and test a towed electromagnetic source and receiver system suitable for deployment from small coastal vessels to map near-surface... -
Gas Hydrate Energy Production Studies in Northern Alaska
The primary objective of this effort is to evaluate the production response of the know gas hydrate accumulations in the area of the Prudhoe Bay and Kuparuk River production...
