Chandalar Shelf

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Created: 2014-01-21 08:40:02
Modified: 2014-02-26 10:00:30

Active: Yes
Country:United States
Site:Chandalar Shelf
GTN-P:US 27
Responsible Countries: United States,
Timezone:UTC/GMT -09:00 hours
Vegetation Type:Shrub Tundra
Responsible Person:Vladimir E. Romanovsky

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MAGT (C) -1,8
MAGT_DEPTH (m) 20,0
MAGT_DATE 2008

PERMAFROST THICKNESS (if known, m)

MEAN ANNUAL GROUND TEMPERATURE AT OR NEAR DEPTH OF ZERO ANNUAL AMPLITUDE (°C) – report value for most recent year or 12 month interval: -2.0 ºC

 

Depth of zero annual amplitude (or depth of measurement reported above)  (m): 20m

 

Year or 12 month interval for mean reported above: 2001

 

Range (if applicable) of mean annual ground temperature over observation period (°C): From -2.6 to -1.9 ºC

 

AIR TEMPERATURE AND SNOW COVER THICKNESS/DENSITY MEASUREMENTS AT THE BOREHOLE SITE (indicate frequency of observations): Air temperature: Yes [X] No [ ]    Snow thickness: Yes[X] No[ ]   Density: Yes [ ] No[X

 

NAME AND LOCATION OF CLOSEST CLIMATE STATION (latitude, longitude, and distance from borehole, km): No data

Depth:61 m
Drilling Angle:90 °
Drilling Method:Air, reverse circulation
Date Drilled:01. Jan 1985
Type:road
Distance From Road:500 m
Aspect:29.7 °
Permafrost Zone:Mountain
Landform:Mountain Shrub Tundra, grass, moss
Lithology:Silt, gravel.
Morphology:Valley
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Longitude:-149.580424 °
Latitude:68.069069 °
Elevation:965.85809326 m
EPSG:4326
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