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General Information

Created: 2013-11-25 15:27:50
Modified: 2014-03-06 12:56:59

Active: No
Country:Svalbard
Site:Svalbard
GTN-P:NO 48
TC-Code:LB-B-1
Responsible Countries: Norway, Svalbard,
Timezone:UTC/GMT +01:00 hours
Vegetation Type:No Vegetation
Responsible Person:Hanne Hvidtfeldt Christiansen

The borehole is drilled in a rock glacier. In addition to temperature , the dynamics of the rock glacier is monitored using an inclinometer probe. 

 

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

No year-long continuous data series. Measured temperature at 11m depth are in the range -4.1 to -5.7 deg. C.

 

MEASUREMENTS AT THE BOREHOLE SITE

Observation of air temperature: Yes

Observation of snow thickness:  No

Depth:12 m
Drilling Angle:90 °
Diameter:3.2 cm
Deepest Sensor:11 m
Drilling Method:Hammer Drilling
Date Drilled:01. Jan 2008
Type:Walking
Distance From Road:1000 m
Slope:22 °
Aspect:266.5 °
Permafrost Zone:Continuous
Vegetation:No vegetation
Lithology:0-1m: The active layer is coarse and openwork; 1-8m: very ice-rich. Layered; 8-11.5m: less ice. Layered.
Morphology:Top of hill or rigde. Local relief: 30m
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Longitude:15.598418 °
Latitude:78.192595 °
Elevation:499.44055176 m
EPSG:4326
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