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Active layer physical processes at Broeggerhalvoya, western Spitsbergen

Entry ID: ggd239

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Summary

Abstract: These data have been collected from an Arctic desert site (latitude 78o57'29N, longitude 12o27'42E), Broeggerhalvoya in western Spitsbergen, 10 km NW from Ny Alesund, 45 m above sea level, 2 km from the shore. This is a low relief tip of a bedrock peninsula covered with several meters of glacial drift and reworked raised beach ridges. The measurements are obtained in the site of well developed ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 78.96

S: 78.96

E: 12.46

W: 12.46

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1985-07-01

Stop Date: 1986-06-30

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN > BROEGGERHALVOYA, NEAR NY ALESUND, WESTERN SPITSBERGEN (SVALBARD)

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SNOW

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR RADIATION

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Ancillary Keywords

Active Layer

Meteorology

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/wdc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Frozen Ground Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC FGDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Personnel

JAAKKO K. PUTKONEN

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 206-543-0689

Fax: 206-543-3836

Email: putkonen at u.washington.edu

Contact Address:

Box 531310

City: Seattle

Province or State: WA

Postal Code: 98195

Country: USA

BERNARD HALLET

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Contact Address:

University of Washington

Quaternary Research Center

MS 351360

City: Seattle

Province or State: WA

Postal Code: 98195

Country: USA

Publications/References

Hallet, B. and Prestrud, S. 1986. Dynamics of Periglacial Sorted Circles in Western Spitsbergen. Quaternary Research, Vol. 26, pp. 81-99 Putkonen, J.K. 1997. Climatic Control of the Thermal Regime of Permafrost, Northwest Spitsbergen. Unpublished Doctorate Dissertation, University of Washington, Department of Geological Sciences 7/9/97.

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-12-28

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