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NA-B-1 Ny-Ålesund

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General Information

Created: 2013-11-25 15:17:37
Modified: 2014-03-06 14:34:42

Active: No
Country:Svalbard
Site:Svalbard
GTN-P:NO 38
TC-Code:NA-B-1
Responsible Countries: Norway, Svalbard,
Timezone:UTC/GMT +01:00 hours
Vegetation Type:Tundra
Responsible Person:Hanne Hvidtfeldt Christiansen

The borehole is located in the immediate vicinity of the NVE soil moisture station in Ny-Ålesund.  

 

Permafrost present but thickness not known.   

 

GROUND TEMPERATURE AT ZERO ANNUAL AMPLITUDE OR AT LOWERMOST THERMISTOR

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

2008-2009 ; Lowermost thermistor ;    -9.00 ; -2.424 ;    0.87 ;   344

                   

MEASUREMENTS AT THE BOREHOLE SITE

Observation of air temperature: Yes

Observation of snow thickness:  Yes

 

CLOSEST CLIMATE STATION

Name: Ny-Ålesund

Depth:10 m
Drilling Angle:90 °
Diameter:3.2 cm
Deepest Sensor:9 m
Drilling Method:Hammer Drilling
Date Drilled:01. Jan 2008
Type:Road
Distance From Road:100 m
Slope:4 °
Aspect:14.2 °
Permafrost Zone:Continuous
Vegetation:Tundra
Lithology:See description from the nearby borehole of the NVE soil moisure Ny-Ålesund with ID 400.13.0
Morphology:Plain
Description:The borehole is located in the immediate vicinity of the NVE soil moisture station in Ny-Ålesund.
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Longitude:11.922118 °
Latitude:78.921923 °
Elevation:27.54980469 m
EPSG:4326
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