Borehole «Old Auroral Station» (at site «Svalbard », Svalbard) inactive

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Permafrost Setting

Permafrost Thickness m
Permafrost Zone Continuous

Environmental Setting

Vegetation Type Tundra
Vegetation Tundra
Hydrology
Landform
Lithology Upper metres consist of loess deposit. See UNIS course "AT-205 Frozen Ground Engineering" ... [more]
Morphology Plain
Description The borehole is filled with diesel. Upper metres consist of loess deposit.
Slope 0°
Aspect 24.8°
Prior Records Datalogger: Tinytag From: 23.02.2004 to 20.09.2009 Measure unit: 1 Hour Measure range: 0 m to -9.53 m

Description

The borehole is filled with diesel. Drilled in cooperation with Charles Deehr and Tom ... [more]

Measurement Method

Drilling

Drilling Method Hammer Drilling
Date Drilled 1989-01-01
Depth 10 m
Drilling Angle 90°
Diameter cm
Deepest Sensor 9.53 m

Accessibility

Type Road
Distance From Road 100 m

Disturbance(s)

Disturbance
Distance m
Disturbance (Other)
Distance m

Contact(s)

Responsible Person
Hanne Hvidtfeldt Christiansen
Professor , Physical geography
The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS)
Norway

Location

Elevation: 6 m.a.s.l.
Latitude, Longitude: 78.2011°, 15.8259°
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How to cite this borehole

Hanne Hvidtfeldt Christiansen , Alvar Braathen , Fabrice Caline, Bernd Etzelmüller , Herman Farbrot, Ketil Isaksen , Lene Kristensen , Rune S. Ødegård : Permafrost Temperature (PT) at «Old Auroral Station» (Svalbard). Code: AS-B-1, GTN-P PID: pt/165.
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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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