Nalaikh M2f depression (plain)

Created: 2014-01-16 10:29:51
Modified: 2014-02-14 10:33:59

Permafrost present, active layer is about 5.4 m thick.

MEAN ANNUAL GROUND TEMPERATURE AT OR NEAR DEPTH OF ZERO ANNUAL AMPLITUDE (°C) – report  value for most recent year or 12 month interval

Temperatures at a depth of 6.5 m range from -0.05° to -0.2°C

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. Buyantukhaa station, near Ulaanbaatar airport is located at N 47°51' E 106°46' at 1267 m a.s.l. at a distance of 40 km from the boreholes in the north-west.