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Artic Tundra Case study - Statistics
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| How many GT (Giga Tonnes) of carbon are stored here? | 1600 | 0%
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| How much precipitation per year (approximately)? | 200 | 0%
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| What is Net Primary Productivity in grams/m*2/year? | 200 | 0%
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| How many thousands of tonnes of methane are lost from the North Slope? | {24}-{144} | 0%
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| How much of the USA's oil and gas (%) was Alaska producing in the 1990s? | 25 | 0%
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| How much of the USA's oil and gas (%) is Alaska producing now? | 4 | 0%
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| How many millions of tonnes of CO2 are lost from the North Slope? | {7}-{40} | 0%
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| What % of the TAPS goes over permafrost? | 75 | 0%
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| How many refigerated supports are along the pipeline? | 78,000 | 0%
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| How many million km*2 is it? | 8 | 0%
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| How many miles long is the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline System (TAPS)? | 800 | 0%
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| What measures a surface's reflectivity, defining how much solar energy it reflects versus absorbs? | Albedo effect | 0%
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| Who recently broke the record for longest lateral drilling tunnel on the North Slope? | Conco Philipps | 0%
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| What does lack of vegetation lead to little of? | Evapotranspiration | 0%
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| What is the pipeline built to do to prevent oil spills during an earthquake? | Flex | 0%
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| How are the TAPS managed to reduce impacts on the Alaskan Tundra? | Insulated gravel pads | Elevated pipelines | 0%
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| What is an example of the above rock type? | Limestone | 0%
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| When is the warmer (growing) season? | {May-October} | 0%
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| What is the main types of rock found in Brookes Range Mountains region? | Metamorphic | Igneous | 0%
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| What has led to melting of the permafrost due to the urban heat island effect where dust particles cause the albedo affect and removing vegetation speeds the process of melting. | Mining Industry | 0%
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| When is the colder season? | {November-April} | 0%
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| What was found in the North Slope in the 1960s? | Oil | 0%
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| What makes a impermeable layer which prevents infiltration which leads to a lack of groundwater? | Permafrost | 0%
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| Where is most of this carbon stored? | Permafrost | Soil | 0%
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| What is the main type of rock found in the north slope region? | Sedimentary | 0%
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| Is the carbon cycle slow or fast? | Slow | 0%
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| What does most of the precipitation fall as? | Snow | 0%
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| What is it called when metropolitan areas experience significantly higher air and surface temperatures than surrounding rural areas due to human modification of the landscape, including high-density buildings and impervious surfaces (asphalt/concrete) that absorb and store heat, combined with reduced vegetation for shade and cooling (transpiration)? | Urban heat island effect | 0%
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