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Volumetric water content of soil in the Tasiapik Valley, Nunavik, Quebec

Jean-Michel Lemieux1,Renaud Murray1, Richard Fortier1,2, Sophie Dagenais2, Philippe Fortier2, Nathan L Young1
1Université Laval
2Centre d'études nordiques

Abstract

This dataset includes volumetric water content data from four different sample locations within the Tasiapik Valley, near the village of Umiujaq, Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. Each sample location has a different form of land cover. The depth of investigation was 4 meters for the site with lichens and low shrubs (LLS; DL), and 2 meters for the sites with lichens and herbs (LH; DH), medium shrubs (MS; DA) and trees (T; DP). Data were collected from 27 June 2014 – 7 July 2019 using Decagon© 5TM volumetric water content and temperature probes.

Data citation

Lemieux, J-M., Murray, R., Fortier, R., Dagenais, S., Fortier, P. Young, N. L. 2020. Volumetric water content of soil in the Tasiapik Valley, Nunavik, Quebec, v. 1.0. Nordicana D71, doi: 10.5885/45630XD-D8F2843A4CB04C8A.

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Key references

  • Lemieux J-M, Fortier R, Murray R, Dagenais S, Cochand S, Delottier H, Therrien R, Molson J, Pryet A, Parhizkar M (2020) Groundwater dynamics within a watershed in the discontinuous permafrost zone near Umiujaq (Nunavik, Canada). Hydrogeology Journal.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-020-02110-4
  • Murray, R., (2016). Bilan hydrologique d’un bassin versant dans la région d’Umiujaq au Québec nordique. Mémoire de maîtrise, Université Laval.
    DOI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/27364

Acknowledgements

This data was obtained with funds from the Ministère de l’environnement et de la lutte contre les changements climatiques du Québec (MELCC), the Fonds de recherche Nature et technologies du Québec (Quebec Research Fund – Nature and Technology - Establishment of New Researchers Grant), the Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP) administered by Polar Knowledge Canada, and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Strategic Project Grant, Discovery Grants, Nordic Research Supplement).

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Measurement sites

Site Latitude Longitude Altitude (m)
Emplacement à dominance herbacée (LH / PDL) 56.558923 -76.478778 127.41 More info
Emplacement à dominance de lichen et arbustes (LLS / DL) 56.558923 -76.478778 130.56 More info
Piézomètre à dominance d'arbustes moyens (MS / DA) 56.559014 -76.480423 130.32 More info
Emplacement à dominance pessières (T / PDA) 56.559192 -76.481739 131.31 More info

Supplementary material

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Volumetric water content, site LH / DH, 2014-2019 Get file
File: ds_000593180.zip Size: 1.3 MB
Sites
Emplacement à dominance herbacée (LH / PDL)
Data
Volumetric water content 07/2014 – 07/2019
Volumetric water content, site LLS / DL, 2014-2019 Get file
File: ds_000593184.zip Size: 5.04 MB
Sites
Emplacement à dominance de lichen et arbustes (LLS / DL)
Data
Volumetric water content 06/2014 – 07/2019
Volumetric water content, site MS / DA, 2014-2019 Get file
File: ds_000593188.zip Size: 2.72 MB
Sites
Piézomètre à dominance d'arbustes moyens (MS / DA)
Data
Volumetric water content 06/2014 – 07/2019
Volumetric water content, site T / DP, 2014-2019 Get file
File: ds_000593196.zip Size: 3.27 MB
Sites
Emplacement à dominance pessières (T / PDA)
Data
Volumetric water content 07/2014 – 07/2019