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Permafrost temperature - Longyearbyen school

Entry ID: org.polarresearch-580

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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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Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: 78.21	S: 78.21	E: 15.61	W: 15.61

Min Depth: 0M Max Depth: 9M

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Christiansen

Dataset Title: TSP Norway permafrost temperature data - Longyearbyen school borehole SK-B-1

Data Presentation Form: Online database

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2008-02-28

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN > Longyearbyen

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Data Resolution

Horizontal Resolution Range: Point Resolution
Vertical Resolution Range: < 1 meter
Temporal Resolution Range: Hourly - < Daily

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > PERMAFROST

CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Project

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

TSP-NORWAY > Permafrost Observatory Project: A Contribution to the Thermal State of Permafrost in Norway and Svalbard

Quality Sensor accuracy +/- 0.2 deg/C.

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

University Centre in Svalbard

Data Center URL: http://www.unis.no/

Data Center Personnel
Name: HANNE HVIDTFELDT CHRISTIANSEN Phone: 79023320 Email: hanne.christiansen at unis.no Email: hhc at server1.geogr.ku.dk Contact Address: University Centre in Svalbard PB 156 City: Longyearbyen Province or State: Svalbard Postal Code: 9171 Country: Norway

Data Center Personnel
Name: HÅVARD JULIUSSEN Phone: 79023399 Email: havardj at unis.no Contact Address: University Centre in Svalbard, Norway PB 156 City: Longyearbyen Province or State: Svalbard Postal Code: 9171 Country: Norway