Fort Simpson/FS deep

Created: 2014-01-08 11:01:11
Modified: 2014-02-13 10:00:09

Sensors failing, particularly in upper 5 meter cable frozen in outside casing.

MEAN ANNUAL GROUND TEMPERATURE AT OR NEAR DEPTH OF ZERO ANNUAL AMPLITUDE (°C) – report  value for most recent year or 12 month interval 0.2°C

Depth of zero annual amplitude (or depth of measurement reported above)  (m) October 1997 to September 1998

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 Fort Simpson, 61°45'N 121°14'W        8km

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

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

        6hrs