Adjacent CALM site C5, Part of a 7 kilometer permafrost geophysics test range
\n\n\n\nNAME AND LOCATION OF CLOSEST CLIMATE STATION (latitude, longitude, and distance from borehole, km) – provide (if available) mean monthly air temperature and snow depth of reporting interval for mean annual ground temperature Tuktoyaktuk, 69°26'N. 133° 2'W 60 km
\n\n\n\nAIR TEMPERATURE AND SNOW COVER THICKNESS/DENSITY MEASUREMENTS AT THE BOREHOLE SITE (indicate frequency of observations):
\n\n\n\nAir temperature: Yes [x] No [ ] daily Snow thickness: Yes[x] No[ ] annual? Density: Yes [x] No[ ]
\n\n\n\n6hrs air logger annual snow
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