Storflaket 3

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Created: 2013-12-11 09:37:36
Modified: 2014-03-07 14:17:50

Active: Yes
Country:Sweden
Site:Abisko
GTN-P:SE 10
TC-Code:SF-3
Responsible Countries: Sweden,
Timezone:UTC/GMT +01:00 hours
Vegetation Type:Shrub Tundra
Responsible Person:Margareta Johansson

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Permafrost present but thickness not known.

 

MEAN ANNUAL GROUND TEMPERATURE AT OR NEAR DEPTH OF ZERO ANNUAL AMPLITUDE (°C) – report  value for most recent year or 12 month interval : -0.46ºC

Depth of zero annual amplitude (or depth of measurement reported above)  (m) : ~8 m

Year or 12 month interval for mean reported above : 2008-2009

 

NAME AND LOCATION OF CLOSEST CLIMATE STATION (latitude, longitude, and distance from borehole, km) – provide (if available) mean monthly air temperature and snow depth of reporting interval for mean annual ground temperature Storflaket, 68º20’46,5’’N; 18º58’12,2’’E, ~200 m, mean snow depth winter (Oct-Apr) 8 cm

 

AIR TEMPERATURE AND SNOW COVER THICKNESS/DENSITY MEASUREMENTS AT THE BOREHOLE SITE (indicate frequency of observations):

Air temperature: Yes [X] No [ ]    Snow thickness: Yes[X] No[ ]   Density: Yes [ ] No[X]

Depth:8 m
Drilling Angle:90 °
Diameter:6 cm
Deepest Sensor:8 m
Drilling Method:Big drilling machine on caterpillar tracks
Date Drilled:01. Jan 2008
Type:Road
Distance From Road:150 m
Type:Stream
Distance From Heat:50 m
Other Disturbance:Road
Distance From Heat:150 m
Aspect:251.8 °
Permafrost Zone:Discontinuous
Vegetation:Peat mire
Landform:Peat plateau
Lithology:Lacustrine sediments, silt and approximately 70 cm thick peat layer, medium ice content volume
Morphology:Valley
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Bibliographic References
Christiansen, H.H., Etzelmuller, B., Isaksen, K., Juliussen, H., Farbrot, H., Humlum, O., Johansson, M., Nielsen, T.I., Kristensen, L., Hjort, J., Holmlund, P., Sannel, A.B.K., Sigsgaard, C., Åkerman, H.J., Foged, N., Blikra, L.H., Ødegård, R., Pernosky, M.A. 2010. The Thermal State of Permafrost in the Nordic area during IPY 2007-2009. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 21: 156-181.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.687
Akerman HJ, Johansson M, 2008. Thawing permafrost and thicker active layers in Sub-arctic Sweden. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 19(3): 279-292.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.626
Johansson, M., J. Åkerman, F. Keuper, T.R. Christensen, H. Lantuit and T.V. Callaghan, 2011. Past and present permafrost temperatures in the Abisko area: Redrilling of boreholes. Ambio 40: 558-565.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-011-0163-3

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Longitude:18.974722 °
Latitude:68.346667 °
Elevation:388 m
EPSG:4326
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