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Borehole permafrost data, Kumtor and Taragai Valleys, Tienshan, Kazakhstan

Entry ID: ggd499

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Summary

Abstract: This dataset includes observations of the permafrost temperatures in the Inner Tien Shan were started in 1986 by Kazakhstan Alpine Permafrost Laboratory. Observations are carried out on more than 40 boreholes, at altitudes between 3300-4200 m. The depths of the boreholes vary from 30 to 600 m. The boreholes are located in both loose (moraines) sediments and bedrock. Several boreholes are situated ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 41.93

S: 41.65

E: 78.23

W: 77.82

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1986-01-01

Stop Date: 1992-01-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ASIA > SOUTHCENTRAL ASIA > KAZAKHSTAN > KUMTOR RIVER VALLEY, TARAGAI RIVER VALLEY, AKSHIYRAK RANGE, INNER TIENSHAN

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL STRUCTURE

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Ancillary Keywords

Active Layer

Boreholes

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

ALDAR P. GORBUNOV

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Fax: 7 3272 618102

Email: ingeo at kazmail.asdc.kz

Contact Address:

Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch

Kazakhstan Alpine Permafrost Laboratory of Geocryology

PO Box 138

City: Almaty

Postal Code: 480091

Country: Kazakhstan

Publications/References

Gorbunov A.P. The Warming of Permafrost of Tien Shan. // Global Changes and Geography, Moscow, 1995, pp.125 (Abstract). Ermolin E.D., Atakanov U. Cryogenic Structure and Temperature Regime of Quaternary Deposits in Kumtor and Taragai. //Acad. Sc. Kirghiz.SSR, J:'Geology', 1988, N 6, pp. 89-102 (In Russian). Ermolin E.D., Nemov A.E. About Mountain Rock Temperatures in the Upper Naryn and ...

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-01-24

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