Vorkuta K-2

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Created: 2014-02-18 10:38:34
Modified: 2014-02-18 14:50:25

Active: No
Country:Russia
Site:Vorkuta
GTN-P:RU 75
TC-Code:K-2
Responsible Countries: Russia,
Timezone:UTC/GMT +04:00 hours
Vegetation Type:Tundra
Responsible Person:Ivan Valentinovich Derevyanko

MEAN ANNUAL GROUND TEMPERATURE AT OR NEAR DEPTH OF ZERO ANNUAL AMPLITUDE (°C) – report  value for most recent year or 12 month interval -3.7°C

Depth of zero annual amplitude (or depth of measurement reported above)  (m) 12 m zero amp.

 

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 [x] No[ ]

 

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 Ust-Kara (69°15'N 64°58'E), air temp, snow depth (1933-1999)

Depth:16.35 m
Drilling Angle:90 °
Diameter:8.9 cm
Drilling Method:Column drilling
Date Drilled:22. Jul 1982
Type:helicopter, caterpillar drive, distance 215 km from Vorkuta
Distance From Road:215000 m
Type:lake
Distance From Heat:100 m
Slope:1 °
Aspect:242.3 °
Permafrost Thickness:750 m
Permafrost Zone:Continuous
Landform:Low lake-type terrace, Q II (2-4)
Lithology:0.0-0.2m peat, 0.2-3.2m sand, 3.2-15.6 silt, 15.6-16.3m shale
Morphology:Valley
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Longitude:64.93333333 °
Latitude:69.23333333 °
Elevation:17.65522575 m
EPSG:4326
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