CONTENTS 



Foreword v 



Preface vii 



Acknowledgments xi 



List of Authors xix 



List of Contributors xxiii 



The Coastal Tundra at Barrow 



J. Brown, K. R. Everett, P. J. Webber, S. F. Maclean, 

 Jr., and D. F. Murray 



The Arctic Coastal Plain: A Geographic Perspective, 1 

 Barrow Research Area, 10 Terrain Subdivisions and 

 Formation, 16 Soils: Description and Distribution, 21 

 Vegetation, 25 



2: Climate, Snow Cover, Microclimate, and Hydrology 30 



5. L. Dingman, R. G. Barry, G. Weller, C. Benson, 

 E. F. LeDrew, and C. W. Goodwin 



Introduction, 30 Climate, 30 Snow Cover, 37 

 Microclimate, 44 Hydrology, 51 Summary, 64 



Biophysical Processes and Primary Production 66 



P. C. Miller, P. J. Webber, W. C. Oechel, and 

 L. L. Tieszen 



Introduction, 66 Primary Production in the Barrow 

 Wet Meadow Tundra, 67 Vertical Distribution of 

 Biomass and Canopy Structure, 74 Influence of the 

 Canopy on the Physical Environment, 78 Control of 

 Evapotranspiration by Plants and Plant- Water Rela- 

 tions, 91 Simulation of Plant-Water Relations, 97 

 Summary, 100 



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