Borehole «Gruvefjellet» (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 0.8m regolith removed prior to drilling; Increasing ice content with depth; 0.8-1.3m: ... [more]
Morphology Plain. Local Relief: 1m
Description The borehole has online data transfer via GSM and the last data can be viewed and ... [more]
Slope 13°
Aspect 52.1°
Prior Records Datalogger: ITAS logger system; From 03.03.2008 till 01.12.2009 Measurement unit: 1 ... [more]

Description

Permafrost present but thickness not known.   GROUND TEMPERATURE AT ZERO ... [more]

Measurement Method

Drilling

Drilling Method Hammer Drilling
Date Drilled 2008-01-01
Depth 5 m
Drilling Angle 90°
Diameter 3.2 cm
Deepest Sensor 5 m

Accessibility

Type Walking
Distance From Road 1000 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: 419.2 m.a.s.l.
Latitude, Longitude: 78.19661°, 15.64345°
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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 «Gruvefjellet» (Svalbard). Code: GF-B-1, GTN-P PID: pt/56.
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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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