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Created: 2014-01-09 09:59:56
Modified: 2014-02-11 13:42:01

Active: No
Country:Canada
Site:Yukon
GTN-P:CA 70
Responsible Countries: Canada,
Timezone:UTC/GMT -07:00 hours
Vegetation Type:Coniferous Forest
Responsible Person:Chris R. Burn
MAGT  (C) : -1.1
MAGT Depth (m) : 16.0
MAGT Date/ Period : July-Aug 2009

MEAN ANNUAL GROUND TEMPERATURE AT OR NEAR DEPTH OF ZERO ANNUAL AMPLITUDE (°C) – report value for most recent year or 12 month interval -1.2ºC

Depth of zero annual amplitude (or depth of measurement reported above)  (m) 12 m

Year or 12 month interval for mean reported above 2009

Range (if applicable) of mean annual ground temperature over observation period (°C) 0.1ºC

 

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 Mayo. 6 km from borehole.

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

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

 

Depth:36 m
Drilling Angle:90 °
Deepest Sensor:36 m
Drilling Method:Water jet
Date Drilled:01. Jan 1996
Type:River and foot
Distance From Road:5000 m
Type:lake
Distance From Heat:400 m
Aspect:201.6 °
Permafrost Thickness:40 m
Permafrost Zone:Discontinuous
Landform:Thermokarst lake plain
Lithology:Glaciolacustrine sediments. High ice content
Morphology:Plain
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Bibliographic References
Burn, C.R. 2000. The thermal regime of a retrogressive thaw slump near Mayo, Yukon Territory. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 37(7): 967-981.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e00-017

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Longitude:-135.866667 °
Latitude:63.616667 °
Elevation:518 m
EPSG:4326
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