Borehole «Longyearbyen school SK-B-1» (at site «Svalbard », Svalbard) inactive

Permafrost Thickness	m
Permafrost Zone	Continuous

Vegetation Type	No Vegetation
Vegetation	No vegetation
Hydrology
Landform
Lithology	Stratigraphy: 1.2-1.4m: Ice-rich layer 2.5m: some centimetres of ice 1.4-8.8m: thin ...Stratigraphy: 1.2-1.4m: Ice-rich layer 2.5m: some centimetres of ice 1.4-8.8m: thin ice lenses (2-3cm) are common 8.8-8.9m: thicker ice lenses (5-7cm) [less] [more]
Morphology	Plain, local relief: 3 m
Description	The hole was drilled close to Longyearbyen school as part of the TSP Norway school ...The hole was drilled close to Longyearbyen school as part of the TSP Norway school module. The borehole is also part of the Alaskan EPSCOR project. The borehole is located on an old river plain. [less] [more]
Slope	4°
Aspect	62.6°
Prior Records	Datalogger: Geoprecision From 29.02.2008 till 02.05.2008; 02.05.2008 ; 12.08.2009 Unit ...Datalogger: Geoprecision From 29.02.2008 till 02.05.2008; 02.05.2008 ; 12.08.2009 Unit of measurement: 1 Hour each; Measurement range: -0.15 m to -9.15 m (first); 0 m to -9 m (second) [less] [more]

Permafrost present but thickness not known.   GROUND TEMPERATURE AT ZERO ...

Permafrost present but thickness not known.

 

GROUND TEMPERATURE AT ZERO ANNUAL AMPLITUDE OR AT LOWERMOST THERMISTOR

Data series not complete. Temperature range at 9m depth is -2.6 to -4.1 deg. C

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Drilling Method	Hammer drilling
Date Drilled	2008-01-01
Depth	9 m
Drilling Angle	90°
Diameter	3.2 cm
Deepest Sensor	9.15 m

Type	Road
Distance From Road	100 m

Disturbance
Distance	m
Disturbance (Other)
Distance	m

Hanne Hvidtfeldt Christiansen , Alvar Braathen , Fabrice Caline, Bernd Etzelmüller , Herman Farbrot, Ketil Isaksen , Lene Kristensen , Rune S. Ødegård : Permafrost Temperature (PT) at «Longyearbyen school SK-B-1» (Svalbard). Code: SK-B-1, GTN-P PID: pt/496.