Site code

C11A

C11B

Site name

Norman Wells (TT)

Norman Wells (Grid)

CAPS I Metadata form

GGD353

CAPS II Metadata form

GGD313C_11A

GGD313C_11B

Site Photograph

Responsible for data submission

F. Mark Nixon

F. Mark Nixon

Email Address

mnixon@nrcan.gc.ca

mnixon@nrcan.gc.ca

Institution/Organization

Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa

Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa

Location description

Mackenzie Valley

Mackenzie Valley

Location Lat.

65 deg. 12 min. N

65 deg. 12 min. N

Location Lon.

126 deg. 28 min. W

126 deg. 28 min. W

Elevation avg. (m)

51

52

Name code

[3]

[3]

Methods Grid

100

Methods Other

TT

Years of record (a)

10

5

Min Thaw (cm)(b)

59

45

Max Thaw (cm)(b)

66

50

Thawing Degree Days (c)

1429

1429

Landscape Description

Fluvial terrace on till

Vegetation /Classification

Mixed spruce forest-feathermoss

Soils (or Material)

Histic Eutric Turbic Cryosol (2)

soil temp. measurements (year started)

1994

soil moisture measurements (year started)

1998

1999

general description of soil moisture (dry, moist, wet, saturated)

moist

moist

soil texture: if non organic describe texture, if organic indicate thicknesss of organic layer (cm)

sandy silt (30 cm)

sandy silt (30 cm)