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Created: 2014-01-24 14:59:38
Modified: 2014-01-24 15:41:49

Active: No
Country:Kazakhstan
Site:Karasay
CALM-Code:K0
Responsible Countries: Kazakhstan, United States,
Timezone:UTC/GMT +05:00 hours
Vegetation Type:Grassland
Responsible Person:Sergey Marchenko
Type:Borehole
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Borehole Depth:25 m
Permafrost Zone:Discontinuous
Vegetation:Practically no vegetation
Landform:Old moraine near mountain pass
Lithology:Gravelly till with stone fragments massive-porous and basal-massive cryostructures, is present deeper 4.0-5.0 m. Iciness of permafrost varies from 10 to 40%. Above 4.0 m, the ground has a red-brown color with obvious ferrate traces. Predominant: gravel, fragments of stones, sand.
Description:General description of soil moisture : moist
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Longitude:76.91666667 °
Latitude:43.08333333 °
Elevation:2094.71069336 m
EPSG:4326
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