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Created: 2014-06-02 14:48:39
Modified: 2022-11-16 09:42:13

Active: No
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 06
TC-Code:B3
Responsible Countries: Austria,
Timezone:UTC/GMT +01:00 hours
Vegetation Type:No Vegetation
Responsible Person:Ingo Hartmeyer
Depth:25 m
Drilling Angle:45 °
Diameter:9 cm
Deepest Sensor:25 m
Drilling Method:Air Flush Rotary Drilling
Date Drilled:21. Sep 2010
Type:Borehole is located approx. 300m from cable car summit station
Distance From Road:5000 m
Type:No Disturbance
Other Disturbance:No Disturbance
Slope:45 °
Aspect:270 °
Permafrost Thickness:>30 m
Permafrost Zone:Mountain
Vegetation:No Vegetation (bare rock)
Landform:Rock Slope
Lithology:Calcareous Mica-Schist
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Longitude:12.6834573 °
Latitude:47.188517 °
Elevation:2968.57202148 m
EPSG:4326
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