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Active-Layer and Permafrost Temperatures, Soendre Stroemfjord, Greenland

Entry ID: ggd632

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Summary

Abstract: This data set contains active-layer and permafrost temperatures from two stations in Soendre Stroemfjord, Greenland. Snow depth and snow extent were also recorded. Thermometers at Station A (67 deg N, 50.8 deg W, 50 m asl) recorded temperatures once a day from September 1967 to February 1976. Thermometers at Station B (67 deg N, 50.8 deg W, 38 m asl) recorded temperatures once a day from September 1967 to August 1970; however, only bi-weekly averages are given for Station B. Data are in tab-delimited ASCII text format and are available via FTP.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 67.0

S: 67.0

E: 50.8

W: 50.8

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2002-04-30

Stop Date: 2006-04-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > GREENLAND > Soendre Stroemfjord, Greenland

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE

CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > ACTIVE LAYER

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Ancillary Keywords

Active Layer

Permafrost Temperature

Seasonal Freeze/thaw

Thermal Properties

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

HASSE HAUCH

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: +45 35 32 25 00

Email: hasse at norrebrogaard.dk

Contact Address:

Oester Voldgade 10

City: Koebenhavn K

Postal Code: 1350

Country: Denmark

OLE B. OLESEN

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 45 38 14 20 00

Fax: 45 38 14 20 50

Email: obo at geus.dk

Contact Address:

GEUS, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland

Oester Voldgade 10

City: Koebenhavn K

Postal Code: 1350

Country: Denmark

HANNE HVIDTFELDT CHRISTIANSEN

Role: INVESTIGATOR

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

Publications/References

Olesen, O.B. 1967a. Ground temperature measurements in West Greenland. The Geological Survey of Greenland, Report no. 15, 25-26.

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-01-25

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