SV-B-2* Svea

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General Information

Created: 2014-01-15 10:57:01
Modified: 2014-03-06 14:15:03

Active: No
Country:Svalbard
Site:Svalbard
GTN-P:NO 45
Responsible Countries: Norway, Svalbard,
Timezone:UTC/GMT +01:00 hours
Vegetation Type:No Vegetation
Responsible Person:Fabrice Caline
MAGT (C) -3,3
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
2004-2005 Lowermost thermistor -8 -4.752 0.98 151
2005-2006 Lowermost thermistor -8 -3.819 1.26 365
2006-2007 Lowermost thermistor -8 -3.439 1.62 365
2007-2008 Lowermost thermistor -8 -3.491 2.02 323

 

CLOSEST CLIMATE STATION

Sveagruva

Depth:8 m
Drilling Angle:90 °
Drilling Method:Hammer drilling
Date Drilled:01. Jan 2005
Type:Boat
Type:Ocean
Aspect:221.7 °
Permafrost Zone:Continuous
Lithology:0 to 2.7m: Grain sizes from clay to pebbles. 2.7–9m: Ice with sediment layers. Salt content: 0.1 to 0.2%
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.1502-3885.2008.00048.x. ISSN 0300-9483
http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/baltistica.29.1.323

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Longitude:16.772199 °
Latitude:77.878058 °
Elevation:17 m
EPSG:4326
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