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NP_org.polarresearch-2d591
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For monitoring of permafrost temperature, this 10m deep borehole was drilled close to the Old Auroral Station in Adventdalen. Drilled in loess deposit. Stratigraphy: 0-1.2m: sand with some gravel 1.2-3m: sand/silt/clay 3-4m: clean ice (ice wedge or thick ice lens?) 4-6m: Mainly clay/silt 6-10m: clay/silt, possibly some sand. Layered. Very low resistance during drilling. Salinity at 10m is 11.8%
Adventdalen
ARCTIC
POLAR
15.83465,78.20146,15.83465,78.20146
Christiansen
Permafrost temperature - Old Auroral Station
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CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > HIDDEN
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