Great Bear R. B -T4-84-3B

Created: 2014-01-08 11:31:13
Modified: 2014-03-28 13:29:22

Cable destroyed by fire in 1995 and replaced

MEAN ANNUAL GROUND TEMPERATURE AT OR NEAR DEPTH OF ZERO ANNUAL AMPLITUDE (°C) – report  value for most recent year or 12 month interval    -1.33 °C

Depth of zero annual amplitude (or depth of measurement reported above)  (m)    15 m

Year or 12 month interval for mean reported above    09/1999 – 09/2000

Range (if applicable) of mean annual ground temperature over observation period (°C)

-1.76°C to –1.33°C (1984-2000) 

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 Norman Wells 65.283°N 126.8°W

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

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