Borehole «Kapp Linne 3» (at site «Svalbard », Svalbard) inactive

Permafrost Thickness	m
Permafrost Zone	Continuous

Vegetation Type	Polar Desert
Vegetation	Moss
Hydrology
Landform
Lithology	0-1.2m: organic material, sand and ice; 1.2-2m: sand and silt/clay. Beach sediment. ...0-1.2m: organic material, sand and ice; 1.2-2m: sand and silt/clay. Beach sediment. Partly unfrozen; 2-4m: layered sand with gravel and shells (20cm massive); 4-6m: fine sand with shells, drier; -8m: As above, wellgraded sand; 8-10m: coarse gravel with sand [less] [more]
Morphology	Plain. Local relief: 5m
Description	Drilled to 10m, but casing was not able to insert deeper than ca. 4m ...Drilled to 10m, but casing was not able to insert deeper than ca. 4m [less] [more]
Slope	0°
Aspect	283.2°
Prior Records	Datalogger ; Start date ; End date ; Unit of measure ; Measure range Geoprecision ; ...Datalogger ; Start date ; End date ; Unit of measure ; Measure range Geoprecision ; 19.08.2008 ; 06.03.2009 ; 1 Hour ; ( 0.000m. -4.000m.) Geoprecision ; 06.03.2009 ; 06.08.2009 ; 2 Hour ; ( 0.000m. -4.000m.) Geoprecision ; 06.08.2009 ; 29.09.2009 ; 1 Hour ; ( 0.000m. -4.000m.) [less] [more]

Drilled to 10m, but casing was not able to insert deeper than c. 4m   Permafros ...

Drilled to 10m, but casing was not able to insert deeper than c. 4m

 

Permafrost present but thickness unknown.

 

GROUND TEMPERATURE AT ZERO ANNUAL AMPLITUDE OR AT LOWERMOST THERMISTOR

Hydro Year: 2008-09

Locality in borehole: Lowermost thermistor

Depth(m): -4 m 

Temp.: -3.4 m.

Max-min: 4.2

Days: 365

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Drilling Method	Hammer Drilling
Date Drilled	2008-01-01
Depth	10 m
Drilling Angle	90°
Diameter	3.2 cm
Deepest Sensor	4 m

Type	Boat
Distance From Road	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 «Kapp Linne 3» (Svalbard). Code: KL-B-3, GTN-P PID: pt/99.