Permafrost temperature - Longyearbyen school
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Summary
Abstract: For monitoring of permafrost temperature, this 9.25m deep borehole was drilled close to Longyearbyen school. It is part of the TSP Norway school module and the Alaskan EPSCOR project. Borehole stratigraphy: 1.2-1.4m: Ice-rich layer 2.5m: some centimetres of ice 1.4-8.8m: thin ice lenses (2-3cm) are common 8.8-8.9m: thicker ice lenses (5-7cm)
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 60.0   S: 48.0   E: -90.0   W: -111.0

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Data Center
Antarctic Environmental Data Centre, British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/
Dataset ID: GB-NERC-BAS-PDC-00518 > GEACEP-ISODYN: Icehouse Earth: Stability Or DYNamism?

Data Center Personnel
Name: HELEN CAMPBELL
Contact Address:
Polar Data Centre
British Antarctic Survey
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Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 44 (0) 1223 221312
Email: aedc at bas.ac.uk
Contact Address:
British Antarctic Survey
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2013-03-29
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-29

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