JANSSONHAUGEN |
JUVVASSHOE |
SNØHEIM |
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Site code |
N1 |
N2 |
N5 |
Site name |
Janssonhaugen 1 |
Juvvasshøe |
Snøheim
DB2 |
CAPS I Metadata form |
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CAPS II Metadata form |
GGD313N_1 |
GGD313N_2 |
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Site Photograph |
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Responsible for data submission |
Ketil Isaksen |
Ketil Isaksen |
Ketil Isaksen |
Email Address |
ketil.isaksen@met.no |
ketil.isaksen@met.no |
ketil.isaksen@met.no |
Institution/Organization |
Norwegian
Meteorological Institute |
Norwegian
Meteorological Institute |
Norwegian
Meteorological Institute |
Location description |
Svalbard
(Norway) |
Norway |
Norway |
Location Lat. |
78.1793°N |
61.6775823°N |
62.2958°N |
Location Lon. |
16.4670°E |
8.3693057°E |
9.3520°E |
Elevation avg. (m) |
270 |
1894 |
1481 |
Methods Grid |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Methods Other |
Ground Temperature |
Ground Temperature |
Ground Temperature |
Landscape Description |
Mountain top |
Mountain
plateau. |
Wide open
mountain landscape |
Vegetation /Classification |
Sparse
vegetation cover |
Sparse
vegetation cover |
Sparse
vegetation cover |
Soils (or Material) |
In situ
weathered bedrock, patchy till |
Block field,
in situ weathered bedrock |
Ice‐rich unconsolidated till |
Thaw depth measurements (year started)
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
soil
temp. measurements (year started) |
1999 |
1999 |
2001 |
soil moisture measurements (year started) |
NA |
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general description of soil moisture (dry, moist, wet,
saturated) |
Dry |
Dry |
Moist |
soil texture: if non organic describe texture, if organic
indicate thicknesss of organic layer (cm) |
A thin layer
(20-30 cm) of fine grained in situ weathered bedrock and patchy till |
Weathered
detritus material, 3-5m thick |
Unconsolidated till |
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The ALT values are presented in
summary table. For details on site description and instrumentation contact site
investigator directly.
The site is a
part of TSP
NORWAY: Thermal State of Permafrost in Norway and Svalbard