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Longyearbyen school SK-B-1

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Created: 2014-01-15 11:01:15
Modified: 2014-03-06 11:58:44

Active: No
Country:Svalbard
Site:Svalbard
GTN-P:NO 47
TC-Code:SK-B-1
Responsible Countries: Norway, Svalbard,
Timezone:UTC/GMT +01:00 hours
Vegetation Type:No Vegetation
Responsible Person:Hanne Hvidtfeldt Christiansen

Permafrost present but thickness not known.

 

GROUND TEMPERATURE AT ZERO ANNUAL AMPLITUDE OR AT LOWERMOST THERMISTOR

Data series not complete. Temperature range at 9m depth is -2.6 to -4.1 deg. C

Depth:9 m
Drilling Angle:90 °
Diameter:3.2 cm
Deepest Sensor:9.15 m
Drilling Method:Hammer drilling
Date Drilled:01. Jan 2008
Type:Road
Distance From Road:100 m
Slope:4 °
Aspect:62.6 °
Permafrost Zone:Continuous
Vegetation:No vegetation
Lithology:Stratigraphy: 1.2-1.4m: Ice-rich layer 2.5m: some centimetres of ice 1.4-8.8m: thin ice lenses (2-3cm) are common 8.8-8.9m: thicker ice lenses (5-7cm)
Morphology:Plain, local relief: 3 m
Description:The hole was drilled close to Longyearbyen school as part of the TSP Norway school module. The borehole is also part of the Alaskan EPSCOR project. The borehole is located on an old river plain.
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Longitude:15.60637 °
Latitude:78.20894 °
Elevation:68 m
EPSG:4326
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