Kitzsteinhorn 1

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Created: 2014-06-02 12:20:05
Modified: 2022-11-16 09:28:20

Active: Yes
Country:Austria
Site:Kitzsteinhorn
Site Description:The Kitzsteinhorn is a 3.203 m high mountain peak in Central Austria. At the Kitzsteinhorn a total number of five boreholes have been drilled into permafrost-affected bedrock (calcareous mica-schist). Currently two boreholes ("Kitzsteinhorn 1" and "Kitzsteinhorn 2") are active (since 2016). Temperature data is provided for "Kitzsteinhorn 1". Active layer data is provided for "Kitzsteinhorn 1" and "Kitzsteinhorn 2". All boreholes are operated within the research project "Open-Air-Lab Kitzsteinhorn". For more information refer to: https://www.georesearch.ac.at/en/areas/labs-and-methods/opal-kitzsteinhorn/
GTN-P:AT 04
Responsible Countries: Austria,
Timezone:UTC/GMT +01:00 hours
Vegetation Type:No Vegetation
Responsible Person:Ingo Hartmeyer

The borehole is located at an altitude of 3.030m in the immediate vicinity of a cable car top station.

Depth:21.5 m
Drilling Angle:45 °
Diameter:9 cm
Deepest Sensor:21.5 m
Drilling Method:Air Flush Rotary Drilling
Date Drilled:25. Oct 2010
Type:Borehole is located <10m from cable car summit station
Distance From Road:5000 m
Type:Anthropogenic
Distance From Heat:10 m
Other Disturbance:No other Disturbance
Distance From Heat:10 m
Slope:51 °
Aspect:0 °
Permafrost Thickness:>20 m
Permafrost Zone:Mountain
Vegetation:No Vegetation (bare rock)
Hydrology:not relevant (rock slope)
Landform:Rock Slope
Lithology:Calcareous Mica-Schist
Morphology:Steep, north-facing rock slope
Description:The borehole is located at an altitude of 3.030m in the immediate vicinity of a cable car top station.
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Longitude:12.68529504 °
Latitude:47.18934268 °
Elevation:3003.91577148 m
EPSG:4326
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