Incinerador Point. Livingston Island

Created: 2014-01-15 09:48:53
Modified: 2016-07-08 12:29:05

Disturbance? 

PERMAFROST THICKNESS: Unknown but likely to be several meters. 

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

Depth of zero annual amplitude (or depth of measurement reported above)  (m) 4 m.

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[x]   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 Spanish Antarctic Station “Juan Carlos I” (62º40’S, 60º23,W, 12m, asl). Mean annual air temperature about –2ºC.