ic5c_surfgeol_u6

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Alaska Geobotany Center
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title:
ic5c_surfgeol_u6
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
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Description:
Abstract:
Surficial geology affects vegetation patterns and disturbance recovery rates.  Surficial geology was grouped into the following classes for map display: 

Glacial till deposit: Glacial till in the region was deposited during the Sagavanirktok and Itkillik glaciations (mid and late Pleistocene).  Till surfaces are generally rocky and gently undulating with blockfields, and nonsorted circles.  Till on most surfaces has been covered by fine-grained colluvium that has been transported from upslope.

Glaciofluvial deposit: Outwash deposited by meltwaters from the Pleistocene glaciers.  Glaciofluvial deposits cover large areas marginal to many modern floodplains.  Outwash deposits have irregular, rocky microrelief with a wide variety of landforms including kames, kame terraces, and flat terraces with high-centered polygons.

Other alluvial deposits: Stream deposits occur on modern and ancient floodplains, watertracks, and alluvial fans.

Colluvial deposit: Hillslope deposits whose origin is due primarily to downslope movement of material under the force of gravity, but often also in association with forces due to water movement.  Colluvial materials often cover other deposits and bedrock.

Bedrock: Includes all exposed bedrock and weathered bedrock deposits.  Most bedrock is a mixture of sandstone and conglomerate (Kanyute Formation).

Organic deposit: Organic deposits greater than 50 cm deep occur in colluvial basins and in some areas with wide watertracks.

Laucstrine deposit: Lake sediments occur in association with drained glacial lakes such as Galbraith Lake and along the Sagavanirktok River, and a few much smaller drained glacial kettles and ponds.

Water: Includes lakes, ponds and rivers

Disturbed areas: Includes all anthropogenic disturbances, such as gravel pads, gravel mines, and airstrips
Purpose:
Map of the surface parent material in the Imnavait Creek grid for use by various projects
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Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: unknown
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Unknown
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Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
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East_Bounding_Coordinate: -149.299791
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 68.617028
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 68.608247
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Alaska Geobotany Center
Theme_Keyword: ic5c
Theme_Keyword: ITUM
Theme_Keyword: geology
Theme_Keyword: deposition
Theme_Keyword: tundra
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Alaska Geobotany Center
Place_Keyword: arctic
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: northslope
Place_Keyword: Upper Kaparuk River region
Place_Keyword: Imnavait Creek
Place_Keyword: US
Access_Constraints: Unknown
Use_Constraints:
Data provided by the Alaska Geobotany Center are copyright protected under the provisions of a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License       (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/). Materials may be freely downloaded, reprinted and redistributed for non-commercial use. Reproduction and redistribution of the materials on this web site, including derivative works, shall give credit to the Alaska Geobotany Center and remain subject to the above license. Any web pages that use this material shall contain a link pointing to the Alaska Geobotany Center home page     (http://www.geobotany.uaf.edu/).
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Alaska Geobotany Center
Contact_Person: Hilmar A. Maier
Contact_Position: GIS and Remote Sensing Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical address
Address:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Address:
Institute of Arctic Biology
Address:
University of Alaska Fairbanks
City: Fairbanks
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99775
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1.907.474.1540
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1.907.474.2459
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1.907.474.2460
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hilmar.maier@alaska.edu
Contact Instructions:
http://www.geobotany.org/
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Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Dataset copied.
Process_Date: 20091208
Process_Time: 15430400
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Metadata imported.
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Process_Date: 20100414
Process_Time: 15332800
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Metadata imported.
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Process_Date: 20100415
Process_Time: 10333500
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SDTS_Terms_Description:
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Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 5
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Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
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Planar_Distance_Units: meters
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Alaska Geobotany Center
Contact_Person: Hilmar A. Maier
Contact_Position: GIS and Remote Sensing Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical address
Address:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Address:
Institute of Arctic Biology
Address:
University of Alaska Fairbanks
City: Fairbanks
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99775
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1.907.474.1540
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1.907.474.2459
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1.907.474.2460
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dataManager@geobotany.org
Contact Instructions:
http://www.geobotany.org/
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Unknown
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20100415
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Alaska Geobotany Center
Contact_Person: Gayle Neufeld
Contact_Position: GIS technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical address
Address:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Address:
Institute of Arctic Biology
Address:
University of Alaska Fairbanks
City: Fairbanks
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99775
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1.907.474.1540
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1.907.474.2459
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1.907.474.2460
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dataManager@geobotany.org
Contact Instructions:
http://www.geobotany.org/
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Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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