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General Information

Created: 2014-01-21 15:21:34
Modified: 2015-01-29 10:18:40

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Country:Austria
Site:Sonnblick Observatory
Site Description:Hoher Sonnblick is a 3.106 m high mountain peak in Central Austria. On the summit of Hoher Sonnblick are the Sonnblick Observatory and Zittelhaus. A total number of three boreholes have been drilled into permafrost-affected bedrock close to the summit. www.sonnblick.net
GTN-P:AT 03
Responsible Countries: Austria,
Timezone:UTC/GMT +01:00 hours
Vegetation Type:No Vegetation
Responsible Person:Claudia Riedl

Permafrost present but thickness not known.

 

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[ ]

 

NAME AND LOCATION OF CLOSEST CLIMATE STATION:

Sonnblick Observatory

Depth:20 m
Drilling Angle:90 °
Deepest Sensor:20 m
Date Drilled:01. Sep 2005
Type:Hiking trail
Permafrost Zone:Mountain
Vegetation:no vegetation according to pictures on GoogleEarth (Kerstin Gillen)
Morphology:Top of hill or ridge
Description:very close to glacier/long lasting snowfield (Goldbergkees)
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Longitude:12.9576 °
Latitude:47.053511 °
Elevation:3079 m
EPSG:4326
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