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Created: 2015-11-23 17:14:43
Modified: 2015-11-25 08:52:40

Active: No
Country:United States
Site:Seward Peninsula
Site Description:Seward Peninsula, Northwestern Alaska
TC-Code:SePe-2
Responsible Countries: United States, Germany,
Timezone:UTC/GMT -09:00 hours
Vegetation Type:Tundra
Responsible Person:Guido Grosse

Installed for Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative project WALCC-02.

Undisturbed data available from 20 June 2011 to 03 June 2012.

Bear attack on 03 June 2012 resulted in destruction of data logger and sensor cables and decommissioning of borehole.

Depth:3 m
Drilling Angle:90 °
Diameter:2 cm
Deepest Sensor:3 m
Drilling Method:Battery-powered drill with hardened drill bits
Date Drilled:20. Jun 2011
Type:Helicopter, Floatplane, Boat
Type:Bear attack
Other Disturbance:Bear attack on 03 June 2012 resulted in destruction of data logger and sensor cables and decommissioning of borehole.
Aspect:0 °
Permafrost Zone:Continuous
Vegetation:Tussocky upland tundra in flat center ice wedge polygons
Landform:Yedoma upland surrounded by thermokarst lakes and drained lake basins.
Lithology:Organic-rich layer on surface, ice-rich silt
Morphology:Flat center ice wedge polygons
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Longitude:-164.46158 °
Latitude:66.55882 °
Elevation:31.26833534 m
EPSG:4326
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