Permafrost Setting
| Permafrost Thickness | m |
| Permafrost Zone | Continuous |
Environmental Setting
| Vegetation Type | Tundra |
| Vegetation | |
| Hydrology | |
| Landform | Early Holocene rised marine terrace |
| Lithology | The bedrock of Calypsostranda is built of Palaeogene sandstones and mudstones with coal ... [more] |
| Morphology | Plain |
| Description | |
| Slope | 0° |
| Aspect | 57.6° |
| Prior Records | None. |
Description
Monitoring of permafrost active layer has been conducted in the Calypsostranda as part of ... [more]
Measurement Method
Drilling
| Drilling Method | Air, Hammer: Modular Drilling RIB “Voyager” |
| Date Drilled | 2005-01-01 |
| Depth | 30 m |
| Drilling Angle | 90° |
| Diameter | 10 cm |
| Deepest Sensor | 30 m |
Accessibility
| Type | boat, snowmobile and helicopter, no roads |
| Distance From Road | m |
Disturbance(s)
| Disturbance | Natural: raised marine terrace 25 m a.s.l. |
| Distance | m |
| Disturbance (Other) | |
| Distance | m |
Contact(s)
Location
Elevation: 7.9 m.a.s.l.
Latitude, Longitude: 77.55833°, 14.51361°
Latitude, Longitude: 77.55833°, 14.51361°
Photo(s)
How to cite this borehole
Janina Repelewska-Pekala: Permafrost Temperature (PT) at «Calypsostranda (CALM P1)» (Svalbard). GTN-P PID: pt/1091.
Original Citation(s)
Acknowledged Person(s)
Related Publication(s)
Repelewska-Pękalowa J., Gluza A.1988, Dynamics of permafrost active layer - Spitsbergen. V International Conference on Permafrost, Trondheim, Proceedings Vol. I, 448-453.
Gluza A., Repelewska-Pękalowa J., Dąbrowski K., 1988: Thermic of permafrost active layer - Spitsbergen. V International Conference on Permafrost, Trondheim, Proceedings vol.1, 754-758.
Pękala K., Repelewska-Pękalowa J., 1990: Relief and stratigraphy of Quaternary deposits in the region of Recherche Fiord and southern Bellsund (Western Spitsbergen).Spitsbergen Geographical Expeditions of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University. pp.9-20.
International Permafrost Association (1998) Circumpolar Active-Layer Permafrost System (CAPS) CD-ROM, version 1.0, Published by the National Snow and Ice Data Centre, Boulder Colorado.
Repelewska-Pękalowa J., Pękala K., 2003: Spatial and temporal variation in active layer thickness. Proceedings of 8thConference ohn Permafrost, Zurich, 2:941-945.
Christiansen H.H., Akerman J.H., Repelewska-Pękalowa J., 2003: Active layer dynamics in Greenland, Svalbard and Sweden. 8th International Conference on Permafrost, Extended Abstracts, Reporting Current Research and New Information, Zurich, pp. 19-20.
Entry created: 2024-08-21 12:14, Entry last modified: 2026-05-15 11:44 – Time Zone: UTC/GMT +01:00
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