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Created: 2014-01-16 08:51:34
Modified: 2016-10-22 11:00:16

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Country:Mongolia
Site:Argalant
GTN-P:MN 06
TC-Code:M3
Responsible Countries: Mongolia,
Timezone:UTC/GMT +08:00 hours
Vegetation Type:Grassland
Responsible Person:Natsagdorj Sharkhuu

Permafrost thickness measured in 1989. 

MAGT (C) -0,2
MAGT_DEPTH (m) 9,0
MAGT_DATE 2009

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. The Ulaanbaatar station is located at a distance of 15 km from the borehole (East). 

Depth:50 m
Drilling Angle:90 °
Diameter:2.5 cm
Drilling Method:Dry drilling. Years drilled: 1988/1999
Date Drilled:01. Jan 1999
Type:train (35 km from Ulaanbaatar in the NW)
Permafrost Thickness:15 m
Permafrost Zone:Sporadic
Vegetation:Grassland with herds
Lithology:0-6 m –gravely loam; 6-12 m – clay. Ice content is about 25%
Morphology:In bottom of small dry valley
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Longitude:106.547222 °
Latitude:47.923611 °
Elevation:1398.51855469 m
EPSG:4326
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