GTN-P Kapp Linne 2

Contact

Full Name

Hanne Hvidtfeldt Christiansen

hanne.christiansen@unis.no

Institution

The University Centre in Svalbard

Info

Observation Facility Type

land platform (fixed)

Observation Facility Status

Closed

Core data

Geospatial location

Coordinates

POINT (13.6366 78.0546)

Height above mean sea level (m)

20.00

Environment

Site Information

Permafrost present but thickness not known.

Lithology: 0-2m: coarse (gravel) beach deposit (dry beach ridge); 2-4.8m: sand and clay, some occurrences of silt. Cohesive.; 4,8-6,2m: fine gravel; 6,2-7,8m: bedrock. light-coloured; 8-14,8m: dark-coloured; 14,8-15,8m: light-coloured; 8-38.8m: dark-coloured.

Observed Variable(s)

Observed Variable

CRYOSPHERE>FROZEN GROUND>PERMAFROST>PERMAFROST TEMPERATURE

Start Date

2008-09-23T12:00:00Z

End Date

2018-05-24T12:00:00Z

Landing Page

http://gtnpdatabase.org/boreholes/view/98/

https://gtnpbase.org/

Sampling procedures

Temperature-time data series with measurements at 0.00, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, 1.50, 2.00, 2.50, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00, 10.00, 12.00, 15.00, 20.00, 25.00, 30.00, 35.00, and 38.00 m depth.

Unit: Degree Celsius,
Frequency: 6 hours,
Method: Thermistor Automated,
Medium: Soil,
Resolution: Irrelevant,
Quality Check: Raw Data,
Accuracy: 0.1°C

RI map