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Darhad M13 depression (Tsagaan nuur)

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Created: 2014-02-13 15:22:16
Modified: 2014-02-14 15:16:28

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Country:Mongolia
Site:Khuvsgul
GTN-P:MN 17
TC-Code:M13
Responsible Countries: Mongolia,
Timezone:UTC/GMT +08:00 hours
Vegetation Type:Grassland
Responsible Person:Natsagdorj Sharkhuu

MEAN ANNUAL GROUND TEMPERATURE AT OR NEAR DEPTH OF ZERO ANNUAL AMPLITUDE (°C) – report  value for most recent year or 12 month interval -3.54°C in 1989 and -2.99°C in 2005 at a depth of 15 m 

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. Rinchinlkhumbe station is located45 km South-East from the borehole (N51° 06’31.7’’ E99°39’ 58.7’’).

Depth:20 m
Drilling Angle:90 °
Diameter:13 cm
Drilling Method:Dry drilling. Drilled in June 1986 and May 2005.
Date Drilled:01. May 2005
Type:road (by jeep), 260 km from Murun
Permafrost Thickness:118 m
Permafrost Zone:Continuous
Vegetation:Poor steppe herds
Lithology:0-1.2 m – fine sand; 1.2-15.2 m – interlayering lacustrine silt and clay. Ice content is 25-40%
Morphology:Grassland plain of Tsagaan nuur lake terrace
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Longitude:99.35913889 °
Latitude:51.35563889 °
Elevation:1535.81921387 m
EPSG:4326
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