GTN-P Endalen PYRN

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 (15.7816 78.1902)

Height above mean sea level (m)

40.00

Environment

Site Information

Permafrost borehole in Endalen in Spitsbergen.

Lithology: 0-1.5m: Diamicton. High fraction of fine material and scattered blocks; 1.5-2m: Coarser material. Ice lenses (10-20cm); 2-4m: Diamicton with blocks and finer material (silt/clay). Some ice lenses (3-4cm thick); -5m: Diamicton. Drier than above from 4.5m; 5-6m: Transition to bedrock. Crushed zone; 6-20m: Bedrock. Solid from 7.7m.

Observed Variable(s)

Observed Variable

CRYOSPHERE>FROZEN GROUND>PERMAFROST>PERMAFROST TEMPERATURE

Start Date

2008-09-16T12:00:00Z

End Date

2018-05-03T12:00:00Z

Landing Page

http://gtnpdatabase.org/boreholes/view/63/

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, and 19.00 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