Schefferville Permafrost Temperature Database

Data Contributors

SMITH, SHARON
GRANBERG, H.B.
BURGESS, MARGO

Parameters

PERMAFROST
SOIL TEMPERATURE

This data set consists of ground temperature data from 192 boreholes in the area of Schefferville, Quebec (54°48'N, 66°50'W), located within the discontinuous permafrost zone. Temperature cables were installed at the Barney, Fleming, Knox mine, Timmins, Ferriman, Howse, Lance, Pinx, Red and Star ore deposits. Borehole depths ranged from 4 to 137 m, with the majority of boreholes being between 25 and 125 m deep. Data are provided for the period between 1957 to 1982. The length of record varies from only one temperature record to records greater than 10 years in length, with the longest record being 16 years long. The data are provided in both an MS Access database and tab-delimited ASCII formats. The database consists of two tables: one which contains information for individual boreholes, such as location and length of record, and a second table that contains the ground temperature data for all boreholes. The two tables are linked by a unique borehole site number. Data are available via ftp..

Data Citation

Granberg, H.B., J.E. Lewis, T.R. Moore, P. Steer, and R.K. Wright. 1984. Schefferville Permafrost Research Volume I, Parts 1a and 1b: summary review and recommendations and catalogue of available materials.Earth Physics Branch Open File 84-7. Distributed by Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center/World Data Center for Glaciology. Digital Media.