Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Oberle, Ferdinand, K.J.
Publication_Date: 2019
Title:
UAV-based methane data from Barter Island, Northern Alaska, September 2017
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data in text format
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.1594/PANGAEA.898636
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.898636
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.898636
Description:
Abstract:
We present methane data from along the coast of Barter Island, Alaska, collected with an Unmanned Aerial System and an off-the-shelf, cost-effective methane sensor. The data were collected on September 3 and September 5, 2017, as part of a larger Arctic coastal erosion investigation study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The data contain latitude, longitude and CH4 (ppm), and are presented as tab-delimited text files that have been zipped into one file.
In addition, we have included one file of comparative data from Barrow, Alaska that were collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Global Monitoring Division from 1986-2017 as a courtesy to users. The three datasets together accompany Oberle, F.K.J., Gibbs, A.E., Richmond, B.M., Erikson, L.H., Waldrop, M.P., and Swarzenski, P.W., 2019, Towards determining spatial methane distribution on Arctic permafrost bluffs with an unmanned aerial system: SN Applied Sciences,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-019-0242-9.
Arctic permafrost stores vast amounts of methane (CH4) in subsurface reservoirs. Thawing permafrost creates areas for this potent greenhouse gas to be released to the atmosphere. Identifying 'hot spots' of methane flux on a local scale has been limited by the spatial scales of traditional ground-based or satellite-based methane-sampling methods.
Supplemental_Information:
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Users are expected to read the original metadata for the NOAA dataset at the ftp site provided in the Source Information section of this metadata.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1986
Ending_Date: 2017
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -156.611400
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -143.647148
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.323000
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.132331
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:7040f233-f889-4451-914f-c2acb0493fa6
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning
Theme_Keyword: Assessments
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: remote sensing
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme_Keyword: effects of climate change
Theme_Keyword: permafrost
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
Theme_Keyword: global climate change
Theme_Keyword: field observation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Theme_Keyword: CMHRP
Theme_Keyword: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: PCMSC
Theme_Keyword: cold seep
Theme_Keyword: light stable isotopic analysis
Theme_Keyword: sediment geochemistry
Theme_Keyword: methanogens
Theme_Keyword: Methane Laser Sensor
Theme_Keyword: Unamanned Aerial System Survey
Theme_Keyword: Arctic
Theme_Keyword: CH4
Theme_Keyword: Drone
Theme_Keyword: Methane
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Barter Island
Place_Keyword: Barrow
Place_Keyword: State of Alaska
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints:
USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain from the U.S. Government and are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize and acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the original dataset and in products derived from these data. Citation information for the third dataset from NOAA, a subset of which is provided here as a courtesy for those users that wish to make comparisons, may be found in the Source Information section of the metadata and should be acknowledged accordingly if used.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov
Data_Set_Credit:
Fish and Wildlife Services for their local support. C. Johnson and T. Lorenson (USGS) for assistance with instrument deployment and data collection. The International Atomic Energy Agency is grateful for the support provided to its Environment Laboratories by the Government of the Principality of Monaco.
