Happy Valley
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I. Grids (10x10m) - Wet, Mesic, and Dry Vegetation Types
Wet Grid
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| Wet Grid 10x10m - 8/22/2001 | Wet Grid 10x10m Close-up - 8/22/2001 |
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| Wet Grid 10x10m frostboil - 8/22/2001 |
Mesic Grid
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| Mesic Grid 10x10m from parking area - 7/2001 | Mesic Grid 10x10m - 7/2001 |
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| Mesic Grid 10x10m Close-up | Mesic Grid 10x10m 8/22/2001 |
Dry Grid
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| Dry Grid 10x10m August 2001 | Dry Grid 10x10m August 2001Close-up |
II. Heaveometers
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| Heaveometer #1 - 8/2001 | Heaveometer #1 Close-up (a) | Heaveometer #1 Close-up (b) |
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| Heaveometer #2 - next to Dry Grid at top of slope - 8/2001 | Heaveometer #2 Close-up (a) |
Heaveometer #2 Close-up (b)
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III. Climate and Soil Data Collection Instrumentation
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IV. Releves (original - July 2001)
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V. Transect Lines
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| Transect Line T1 looking north, measuring LAI | Transect Line T1 Close-up |
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| Transect Line T2 looking South | Transect Line T2 Close-up |
VI. General Site Photos
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VII. Equipment List
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EQUIPMENT
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DATE INSTALLED |
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Air Temperature (2m)
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7/2001 |
| Soil Moisture @ -------depths | 8/2001 |
| Soil Temperature @ -------depths | 8/2001 |
| Snow Sensor | 8/2001 |
| Wind Speed | not yet |
| Grid 10x10m (3) - Mesic (original), Wet and Dry | 6/2001,8/2001, 8/2001 |
| Transect Lines (2) = HV1, HV2 | 6/2000 |
| Heaveometers (2) | 8/2001 |
VIII. Site Location Description
| GENERAL LOCATION | Site located approximately 51 miles north of Toolik Lake, on west side of Dalton Highway. |
| SITE COORDINATES | N 69 08 49.1, W 148 50 53.1 |
| ELEVATION | ~320m |
| CLOSEST MILE MARKER | Green mile marker 334 just before turnoff (traveling north) |
| HOW TO GET THERE | Turn off Dalton Highway onto road opposite the turn off to Happy Valley runway/DOT camp (west). Take this road till it ends and park. You should be able to see the grid flags from here. Cross stream and continue slightly southwest until hit grid and transect lines approximately halfway up slope. |