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Created: 2013-12-11 09:49:22
Modified: 2014-03-07 14:22:46

Active: No
Country:Sweden
Site:Tavvavuoma
GTN-P:SE 03
TC-Code:T2
Responsible Countries: Sweden,
Timezone:UTC/GMT +01:00 hours
Vegetation Type:Shrub Tundra
Responsible Person:Britta Sannel

Permafrost present but thickness unknown.

 

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]

 

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:

Kilpisjärvi (Finland), 68 05N, 20 78E, 476 m a.s.l., ca 60 km N of Tavvavuoma.

Depth:2 m
Drilling Angle:90 °
Diameter:3.8 cm
Deepest Sensor:2 m
Drilling Method:By hammering down a steel pipe with a sledgehammer.
Date Drilled:01. Jan 2005
Type:By foot and boat, or helicopter in the summer. By snowmobile in the winter.
Distance From Road:9000 m
Type:Lake
Aspect:63.2 °
Permafrost Zone:Isolated Patches
Vegetation:Shrub Tundra
Landform:Peat plateau
Lithology:Peat down to ca 2 m depth.
Morphology:Plain
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Longitude:20.90205 °
Latitude:68.4621 °
Elevation:549.18334961 m
EPSG:4326
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