Borehole «Hornsund - Isbjornhamna» (at site «Svalbard », Svalbard) inactive

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Permafrost Setting

Permafrost Thickness m
Permafrost Zone Continuous

Environmental Setting

Vegetation Type Tundra
Vegetation 50-60 per cent of surface covered by mosses and lichens.
Hydrology
Landform Late Holocene rised marine terrace
Lithology Bedrock consist of metamorphic schist and paragneisses (Heckla – Hoek formation). The ... [more]
Morphology Plain
Description
Slope 0°
Aspect 93.6°
Prior Records 1.08.2005, daily

Description

Long-term  measurements in Hornsund (meteorology, glaciology, active layer, ... [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 Ship, boat, snowmobile, and helicopter, no roads
Distance From Road m

Disturbance(s)

Disturbance
Distance m
Disturbance (Other)
Distance m

Contact(s)

Responsible Person
Krzysztof Migala
Professor
University of Wroclaw Institute of Geography and Regional Development (UWR IGRR)
pl. Uniwersytecki 1
50137 Wrocław
Poland

Location

Elevation: 0 m.a.s.l.
Latitude, Longitude: 77°, 15.55°
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How to cite this borehole

Krzysztof Migala : Permafrost Temperature (PT) at «Hornsund - Isbjornhamna» (Svalbard). GTN-P PID: pt/1092.
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Related Publication(s)

Migała K, Sobik M., 1984, Deflation and nival-eolian phenomena observed under conditions of congelation in the forefield of the Werenskiold Glacier, SW Spitsbergen, Zeitschrift fur Gletscherkunde und Glazialgeologie, Insbruck, Band 20, 197-206
Chmal H., Klementowski J., Migała K., 1988, Thermal currents of active layer in Hornsund Area. V International Conference on permafrost, August 2-5 1988, v.1, Trondhaim, Norway, 44-49
Migała K., (1990). Active layer of permafrost in the light of Hornsund climatic conditions, SW Spitsbergen, Spitsbergen geographical Expeditions of UMCS, Lublin, 215-225
Migała K.,(1993, Role of climate on the active layer variations, Svalbard, Permafrost VI Conf., July 5-9, Benjing, China, Proceedings vol. 1, (ed) South China Univ. of Technology Press; p. 919 922
Migała K., Głowacki P., Klementowski J., 2004, Dynamika rozmarzania warstwy aktywnej zmarzliny w rejonie Hornsundu (SW Spitsbergen) i jej przyczyny (Thaw dynamics of the active layer of permafrost in the Hornsund area - SW Spitsbergen and its circumstances) , Polish Polar Studies, 30th International Polar Symposium, Gdynia: 251-262.
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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