Paulatuk

Created: 2014-01-10 09:22:51
Modified: 2015-10-06 15:47:40

Permafrost present but thickness unknown. 

MEAN ANNUAL GROUND TEMPERATURE AT OR NEAR DEPTH OF ZERO ANNUAL AMPLITUDE (°C) – report value for most recent year or 12 month interval -6.2°C 

Depth of zero annual amplitude (or depth of measurement reported above)  (m) 27 m

Year or 12 month interval for mean reported above November 2008 – November 2009

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

Monthly. Snow depth measured during visits for reading the cable by staff of Tuktut Nogait National Park.

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 Paulatuk; 5 km from borehole.