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Active layer thickness and ground temperatures, Svea, Svalbard

Entry ID

GGD249

Summary

Snow and soil temperature records for January 1988 - May 1996 are presented. Included are snow depth and weight measurements, snow density (calculated), active layer depth in the frost tubes, weight of wet and dried soil samples from unknown depth within the active layer (water content calculated), and soil temperature at the surface (0.05 cm) and to the depths of 3 to 4 meters at 3 sites. The sites are 1) on a road covered by 1 m of gravel underlain by clay; 2) outside a building on piles, (sensors are placed 1 to 2 m from the building wall); and 3) under the building between piles. In addition, air temperature was measured inside the building or between the piles (documentation is not clear on this point.) There are several gaps in temperature measurements (January 1991 to May 1992). These data are presented on the CAPS CD-ROM version 1.0, June 1998.

Air temperature, wind direction, and temperature were measured at 5, 20, 50, 100, 150, and 200 cm below the tundra surface at an undisturbed site; and at 5, 20, 50, 100, 150, 200 cm, and 3 m and 8 m below the concrete surface of a building. Incoming radiation, outgoing radiation, temperature of the heat flux instrument, global radiation, heat flux, wind speed, wind speed maximum, average wind speed, and temperature inside the building were measured since 1993 with data loggers. All data are recorded for July 1987 - February 1996.

Geographic Coverage

Spatial Coordinates:
N: 77.9° S: 77.9° E: 16.683° W: 16.683°

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Bakkehoi, S. and O. Gregerson
Dataset Title: Active layer thickness and ground temperatures, Svea, Svalbard
Dataset Release Date: 1998-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/ggd249.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1987-07-01
Stop Date: 1996-05-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN ATLANTIC OCEAN NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN SVEA, SVALBARD

Science Keywords

Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Air Temperature
Cryosphere Frozen Ground Active Layer
Cryosphere Frozen Ground Permafrost
Cryosphere Frozen Ground Soil Temperature
Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow Density
Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow Depth
Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow Water Equivalent
Land Surface Frozen Ground Active Layer
Land Surface Frozen Ground Permafrost
Land Surface Frozen Ground Soil Temperature
Land Surface Soils Soil Moisture/Water Content

Ancillary Keywords

Active Layer
Engineering
Meteorology
Snow
Soil Properties
Soil Temperature

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

Data Center Personnel

Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:

National Snow and Ice Data Center

CIRES, 449 UCB

University of Colorado

City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

NSIDC Frozen Ground Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/

Data Center Personnel

Name: NSIDC FGDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:

National Snow and Ice Data Center

CIRES, 449 UCB

University of Colorado

City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Format: ASCII Text

Distribution Media: Paper
Distribution Format: Paper

Personnel

Odd Gregersen
Role: DATA AUTHOR
Phone: 47-22-023000
Fax: 47-22-230448
Email: og@ngi.no
Contact Address:

Norges Geotekniske Institut
PO Box 3930 Ullevaal Hageby