Nordicana D101 / DOI : 10.5885/45786CE-3A2A2BFB295D4BE2

Meteorological, snow and soil data on shrub tundra at Bylot Island, Canadian High Arctic

Florent Domine^1,2, Georg Lackner³, Mathilde Poirier⁴, Denis Sarrazin²
¹Takuvik Joint International Laboratory, Université Laval (Canada) & CNRS-INSU (France), Québec, QC G1V 016, Canada
²Centre d’Études Nordiques, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
³Département de génie civil et de génie des eaux, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
⁴Département de biologie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada

Abstract

These data were obtained on shrub tundra (Salix richardsonii) in the Canadian high Arctic, in Qarlikturvik valley on Bylot Island at 73°11'N, 79°45'W. A 1-year time series of these variables is presented between 20 June 2018 and 1 July 2019. The variables are air temperature, soil temperature at 0 and15 cm depth, and snow temperature at 5.8 cm above ground surface. Snow height and snow thermal conductivity at 3 cm, 13 cm, and 26 cm heights are also presented. Soil moisture content and thermal conductivty at 5 and 15 cm depths are given. Finally, two snow density profiles measured in mid-May 2019 are provided. These data are in support of the article Domine et al. (2022) Nature Geoscience, DOI: XXX

Data citation

Domine, F., Lackner, G., Poirier, M., Sarrazin,D. 2022. Meteorological, snow and soil data on shrub tundra at Bylot Island, Canadian High Arctic, v. 1 (2016-2019). Nordicana D101, doi: 10.5885/45786CE-3A2A2BFB295D4BE2.

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Key references

Domine, F, Fourteau K., Picard G., Lackner G., Sarrazin D., Poirier M. 2022. Permafrost cooled in winter by thermal bridging through branches of snow-covered shrubs. Nature Geoscience.

Acknowledgements

Studies at the Bylot CEN station are coordinated by G. Gauthier and M.C Cadieux. The research was permitted by Parks Canada and the community of Mittimatalik.

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Published

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Version 1 (2016-2019) - Updated April 27, 2022

Measurement sites

	Site	Latitude	Longitude	Altitude (m)

More info	Île Bylot, SALIX	73.18158	-79.74542	34

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Île Bylot, SALIX

Data

Air Temperature
07/2016 - 07/2019

Wind speed
07/2016 - 07/2019

Snow temperature at 30 cm height
07/2016 - 07/2019

Snow temperature at +5.8 cm
07/2016 - 07/2019

Ground temperature at 0 cm
07/2016 - 07/2019

Ground temperature at 5 cm depth
07/2016 - 07/2019

Ground temperature at 15 cm depth
07/2016 - 07/2019

Ground temperature at 30 cm depth
07/2016 - 07/2019

Ground humidity at -5 cm
07/2016 - 07/2019

Ground humidity at -15 cm
07/2016 - 07/2019

Snow height
07/2016 - 07/2019

Snow density Get file

Data file ds_000604819.zip

Size: 357 B

Sites

Île Bylot, SALIX

Data

Snow height for density
05/2019 - 05/2019

Snow density
05/2019 - 05/2019

Snow and ground thermal conductivity Get file

Data file ds_000604823.zip

Size: 28.65 KB

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Île Bylot, SALIX

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Snow thermal conductivity at +3 cm
09/2016 - 07/2019

Snow thermal conductivity at +13 cm
09/2016 - 05/2019

Snow thermal conductivity at +26 cm
10/2016 - 05/2019

Ground thermal conductivity at -5 cm
07/2016 - 07/2019

Ground thermal conductivity at -15 cm
07/2016 - 07/2019