N-Factor Values and Air and Ground Surface Temperatures, Kuparuk River Basin, Alaska

Computed thaw-season "n-factor" values are also included (the n-factor is defined as the ratio of the sum of thawing degree days at the soil-surface to that in the air). Data were collected in an effort to evaluate differences between air and ground-surface temperatures associated with different natural landcover types, and to assess the utility of the "n-factor" concept as a tool in geocryological mapping.

Detailed descriptions of field procedures and assumptions are provided in Klene (2000) and Klene et al. (2001). Klene, A.E. 2000. The N-Factor in Natural Landscapes: Relations Between Air and Soil-Surface Temperatures in the Kuparuk River Basin, Alaska.