Active layer thickness and ground temperatures, Svea, Svalbard, Version 1
Data set id:
GGD249
DOI: 10.7265/z443-zx80
This is the most recent version of these data.

Overview

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.
Parameter(s):
ACTIVE LAYERAIR TEMPERATUREPERMAFROSTSNOW DENSITYSNOW DEPTHSNOW WATER EQUIVALENTSOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENTSOIL TEMPERATURE
Platform(s):
Not Specified
Sensor(s):
Not Specified
Data Format(s):
Paper, ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
1 July 1987 to 31 May 1996
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
77.9
S:
77.9
E:
16.683
W:
16.683
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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