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General Information

Created: 2014-01-15 10:50:11
Modified: 2014-03-06 14:33:24

Active: No
Country:Svalbard
Site:Svalbard
GTN-P:NO 46
Responsible Countries: Norway, Svalbard,
Timezone:UTC/GMT +01:00 hours
Vegetation Type:No Vegetation
Responsible Person:Fabrice Caline
MAGT (C) -4,5
MAGT_DEPTH (m) 8,0
MAGT_DATE 01.07.2007-30.06.2008

Permafrost present but thickness unknown. 

 

GROUND TEMPERATURE AT ZERO ANNUAL AMPLITUDE OR AT LOWERMOST THERMISTOR

Hydro Year; Locality in borehole ;  Depth(m);  Temp. ; Max-min ;  Days

2005-2006 ; Lowermost thermistor ;    -8.00 ; -5.024 ;    1.01 ;   365

2006-2007 ; Lowermost thermistor ;    -8.00 ; -4.529 ;    1.02 ;   365

2007-2008 ; Lowermost thermistor ;    -8.00 ; -4.585 ;    1.27 ;   323

2008-2009 ; Lowermost thermistor ;    -8.00 ; -4.583 ;    0.97 ;   237

 

CLOSEST CLIMATE STATION

Sveagruva

Depth:8 m
Drilling Angle:90 °
Drilling Method:Hammer drilling
Date Drilled:01. Jan 2005
Type:Boat
Type:Ocean
Slope:4 °
Aspect:163.3 °
Permafrost Zone:Continuous
Lithology:0–9m: Mixed coarse and fine sediment. 15cm ice lens in ca. 2 meters depth.
Morphology:Top of hill or ridge
Description:The borehole is located on the Credner moraine, which is a small peninsula in the inner part of the Van Mijen Fjord. The borehole was made as part of a ground investigation campaign for a road construction project.
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Bibliographic References
Kristensen et al 2008. The structure and composition ofa tidewater push moraine, Svalbard, revealed by DCresistivity profiling. Boreas.10.1111/j.1502-885.2008.00048.x. ISSN 0300-9483
http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/baltistica.29.1.323

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Longitude:16.79506 °
Latitude:77.881767 °
Elevation:5.55263281 m
EPSG:4326
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