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Active-Layer and Permafrost Temperatures, Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg), Greenland, Version 1
Data set id:
GGD23
DOI: 10.7265/agy6-ky59
This is the most recent version of these data.

Overview

This data set contains active-layer and permafrost temperatures from Sisimiut, west Greenland, recorded from 18 sensors at depths of 0.25 m, 0.5 m, 0.75 m, 1 m, 1.25 m, 1.5 m, 1.75 m, 2 m, 2.5 m, 3 m, 3.5 m, 4 m, 4.5 m, 5 m, 6 m, 7 m, 8 m, and 9 m below the surface. Snow depth, snow extent, and surface air temperature were also recorded. Thermometers recorded temperatures once a day from September 1967 to August 1982; however, this data set only contains bi-weekly averages. Data are in tab-delimited ASCII text format and are available via FTP.
Parameter(s):
ACTIVE LAYERSOIL TEMPERATURE
Platform(s):
Not Specified
Sensor(s):
Not Specified
Data Format(s):
Not Specified
Temporal Coverage:
1 September 1967 to 31 August 1982
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
66.94
S:
66.94
E:
-53.64
W:
-53.64
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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