Contact Full Name Krzysztof Senderak email krzysztof.senderak@uwr.edu.pl Institution University of Wrocław Info Observation Facility Landing Page https://crios.pl/ Observation Facility Type land platform (fixed) Observation Facility Status Operational Core data Yes Part of SIOS Project CRIOS Observation Facility ID RiS ID(s) 12089 Geospatial location Coordinates POINT (11.824824 78.675242) Height above mean sea level (m) 5.00 Environment Site Information The borehole near the UMK station in Kaffioyra was located at the existing meteorological garden, about 100 m from the shoreline. The drilling was carried out on 20-21.07.2023. The substrate is dominated by loose sandy-gravel beach sediments. A large amount of fine material and the formation of a core in a small part of the hole made it possible to reach a depth of 10.0 m below sea level. CRIOS – Cryosphere Integrated Observation Network on Svalbard Project financed from the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 operated by the National Science Centre in Poland Agreement no. UMO-2022/43/7/ST10/00001 to a predefined project no. 2022/43/7/ST10/00001 Project period: 08.09.2022 - 30.04.2024 (2029) Additional contact persons: Ireneusz Sobota (irso@umk.pl), Dariusz Ignatiuk (dariusz.ignatiuk@us.edu.pl) * height above mean sea level to check Observed Variable(s) Observed Variable CRYOSPHERE>FROZEN GROUND>PERMAFROST>PERMAFROST TEMPERATURE Start Date 2023-07-21T12:00:00Z Instrument model and serial number Thermistor string was manufactured by Geoprecision GmbH of Germany. Instrument routine maintenance Service of the thermistor string is planned at least once a year at the end of summer season. The battery in the logger should be replaced once every 5 years. Sampling procedures Thermistor string has the sensors at the following depths: 0.0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 m. Sampling every 1 hour and saving to internal memory.
