[Keyword='Thermal Properties']
Shallow Borehole Temperatures, Ilulissat, Greenland
 Entry ID: ggd631

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Summary
Abstract: This data set contains borehole temperatures from Ilulissat, west Greenland (69°N, 51°N, 44 m asl), recorded from 21 thermistors 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, 9 m, 11 m, 13 m, and 15 m below the surface. Snow depth, snow extent, and surface air temperature were also recorded. Thermometers recorded temperatures once a day from 06 November 1968 to 15 June 1982; however, this data set only contains bi-weekly averages. Data are in tab-delimited ASCII text format and are available via FTP.
Geographic Coverage
 N: 69.0 S: 69.0  E: -51.0  W: -51.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1911-04-01
Stop Date: 2006-04-30


Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > GREENLAND > SISIMIUT/HOLSTEINSBORG, GREENLAND
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR


Science Keywords
LAND SURFACE >SOILS >SOIL TEMPERATURE    [Definition]
CRYOSPHERE >FROZEN GROUND >ACTIVE LAYER    [Definition]
CRYOSPHERE >FROZEN GROUND >SOIL TEMPERATURE    [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >FROZEN GROUND >ACTIVE LAYER    [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >FROZEN GROUND >SOIL TEMPERATURE    [Definition]


ISO Topic Category
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
INLAND WATERS


Keywords
Active Layer
Permafrost Temperature
Seasonal Freeze/thaw
Thermal Properties


Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center    [Information]
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES
 Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
 City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA


World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder    [Information]
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/wdc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES
 Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
 City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA


Frozen Ground Data Center    [Information]
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC FGDC USER SERVICES
 Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
 City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA


Personnel
OLE B. OLESEN
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 45 38 14 20 00
Fax: 45 38 14 20 50
Email: obo at geus.dk
Contact Address:
GEUS, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Oester Voldgade 10
City: Koebenhavn K
Postal Code: 1350
Country: Denmark


Publications/References
Smith, S., M. Burgess, and H.H. Christiansen. 2002. Compilation and documentation of variations in permafrost conditions in Greenland and the adjacent Canadian Arctic. Unpublished report for Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost. 9 pp. Van Tatenhove, F.G.M., and O.B. Olesen. 1994. Ground temperature and related permafrost characteristics in West Greenland. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 5:199-215.

Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-01-24

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