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Created: 2013-12-09 11:17:41
Modified: 2014-03-06 13:16:11

Active: No
Country:Svalbard
Site:Svalbard
GTN-P:NO 37
TC-Code:KL-B-3
Responsible Countries: Norway, Svalbard,
Timezone:UTC/GMT +01:00 hours
Vegetation Type:Polar Desert
Responsible Person:Hanne Hvidtfeldt Christiansen

Drilled to 10m, but casing was not able to insert deeper than c. 4m

 

Permafrost present but thickness unknown.

 

GROUND TEMPERATURE AT ZERO ANNUAL AMPLITUDE OR AT LOWERMOST THERMISTOR

Hydro Year: 2008-09

Locality in borehole: Lowermost thermistor

Depth(m): -4 m 

Temp.: -3.4 m.

Max-min: 4.2

Days: 365

Depth:10 m
Drilling Angle:90 °
Diameter:3.2 cm
Deepest Sensor:4 m
Drilling Method:Hammer Drilling
Date Drilled:01. Jan 2008
Type:Boat
Aspect:283.2 °
Permafrost Zone:Continuous
Vegetation:Moss
Lithology:0-1.2m: organic material, sand and ice; 1.2-2m: sand and silt/clay. Beach sediment. Partly unfrozen; 2-4m: layered sand with gravel and shells (20cm massive); 4-6m: fine sand with shells, drier; -8m: As above, wellgraded sand; 8-10m: coarse gravel with sand
Morphology:Plain. Local relief: 5m
Description:Drilled to 10m, but casing was not able to insert deeper than ca. 4m
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Longitude:13.639976 °
Latitude:78.053183 °
Elevation:24.62205124 m
EPSG:4326
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