The UNIS East site is located at 1 to 8 m a.s.l. approximately 0.1 to 0.3 km southeast of the Svalbard Science Centre (UNIS building). The area is situated between 5 and 8 m a.s.l.
\n\n\n\nA full description of the site and permafrost and soil conditions can be found in the following reference:
\n\n\n\nGraham L. Gilbert, Arne Instanes, Anatoly O. Sinitsyn, Arne Aalberg (2918) Characterization of two sites for geotechnical testing in permafrost: Longyearbyen, Svalbard, AIMS Geosciences 5(4): 868-885. DOI: geosci-05-04-868
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