Christiansen, Hanne Hvidtfeldt; Etzelmüller, Bernd; Isaksen, Ketil; Juliussen, H; Farbrot, Herman; Humlum, Ole; Johansson, M; Ingeman-Nielsen, Thomas; Kristensen, L; Hjort, J; Holmlund, Per; Sannel, A Britta K; Sigsgaard, C; Åkerman, H J; Foged, N; Blikra, Lars Harald; Pernosky, M A; Ødegård, Rune Strand (2010): (Tables 1, 2) Permafrost borehole characteristics in the Nordic Area during the IPY 2007-2009 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.808512, Supplement to: Christiansen, HH et al. (2010): The Thermal State of Permafrost in the Nordic Area during the International Polar Year 2007-2009. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 21(2), 156-181, https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.687
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Abstract:
This paper provides a snapshot of the permafrost thermal state in the Nordic area obtained during the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2009. Several intensive research campaigns were undertaken within a variety of projects in the Nordic countries to obtain this snapshot. We demonstrate for Scandinavia that both lowland permafrost in palsas and peat plateaus, and large areas of permafrost in the mountains are at temperatures close to 0°C, which makes them sensitive to climatic changes. In Svalbard and northeast Greenland, and also in the highest parts of the mountains in the rest of the Nordic area, the permafrost is somewhat colder, but still only a few degrees below the freezing point. The observations presented from the network of boreholes, more than half of which were established during the IPY, provide an important baseline to assess how future predicted climatic changes may affect the permafrost thermal state in the Nordic area. Time series of active-layer thickness and permafrost temperature conditions in the Nordic area, which are generally only 10 years in length, show generally increasing active-layer depths and rising permafrost temperatures.
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Median Latitude: 70.078419 * Median Longitude: 12.689052 * South-bound Latitude: 61.675560 * West-bound Longitude: -20.552500 * North-bound Latitude: 78.921940 * East-bound Longitude: 27.168060
Minimum Elevation: 9.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 1894.0 m
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Comment:
Data extracted in the frame of a joint ICSTI/PANGAEA IPY effort, see http://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.150150
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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479 data points
Data
| 1 Event | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Elevation [m] | 5 Area | 6 Name (of borehole) | 7 Op mode (project/operator) | 8 Description | 9 MAGT [°C] (ground surface (MAGST)) | 10 MAGT [°C] | 11 Depth ref [m] (of ground temperature (MAGT)) | 12 MAAT [°C] | 13 FDD (air; in °Cdays) | 14 TDD (air; in °Cdays) | 15 Snow thick [m] (maximum depth from) | 16 Snow thick [m] (maximum depth to) | 17 ALD [cm] (# = approximate) | 18 Coverage | 19 Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavkavagge1/La-B-l | 69.2492 | 20.4456 | 766 | Northern Norway | Lavkavagge 1/La-B-l | TSP Norway | Bedrock outcrop | -1.4 | 0.2 | 10.00 | -1.7 | -1591.0 | 973.0 | 2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30 | ||||
| Guolasjavri1/Gu-B-l | 69.3536 | 21.2106 | 786 | Northern Norway | Guolasjavri 1/Gu-B-l | TSP Norway | Bedrock outcrop | -0.7 | -0.1 | 10.00 | -2.1 | -1595.0 | 836.0 | >1000 | 2008-08-01 to 2009-07-31 | |||
| Iskoras1/Is-B-l | 69.3022 | 25.3364 | 585 | Northern Norway | Iskoras 1/Is-B-l | TSP Norway | Bedrock outcrop | -0.5 | -0.2 | 10.00 | -0.5 | -1383.0 | 1208.0 | <0.20 | >1000 | 2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30 | ||
| Iskoras2/Is-B-2 | 69.3006 | 25.3458 | 600 | Northern Norway | Iskoras 2/Is-B-2 | TSP-PYRN | 1.5-2 m of sediments above bedrock | -0.5 | -0.3 | 10.00 | <0.20 | >700 | 2008-10-01 to 2009-09-30 | |||||
| Kistefjellet/Ki-B-1 | 69.2908 | 18.1303 | 990 | Northern Norway | Kistefjellet/Ki-B-1 | TSP Norway | Bedrock outcrop | 0.0 | 0.9 | 10.00 | -1.9 | -1360.0 | 682.0 | <1.50 | 2008-09-01 to 2009-08-31 | |||
| Jettabhl/Jet-BHl | 61.9008 | 9.2847 | 1560 | Southern Norway | Jetta bhl/Jet-BHl | CRYOLINK | Bedrock outcrop | -0.4 | -0.7 | 10.00 | #800 | 2008-08-20 to 2009-08-10 | Missing 10 days for a full year. | |||||
| Tronbhl/Tro-BHl | 62.1742 | 10.7022 | 1640 | Southern Norway | Tron bhl/Tro-BHl | CRYOLINK | Blockfield, 2.5 m to bedrock | 0.7 | 0.0 | 10.00 | -3.6 | -1794.0 | 493.0 | <1.00 | 1000 | 2008-09-18 to 2009-09-17 | ||
| Juvvassbhl/Juv-BHl | 61.6761 | 8.3650 | 1861 | Southern Norway | Juvvass bhl/Juv-BHl | CRYOLINK | Blockfield | -2.4 | -1.6 | 10.00 | -3.3 | -1996.0 | 427.0 | <0.50 | 1.0 | #150 | 2008-09-01 to 2009-08-31 | |
| Juvvassbh2/Juv-BH2 | 61.6844 | 8.3717 | 1771 | Southern Norway | Juvvass bh2/Juv-BH2 | CRYOLINK | Blockfield. 2.5 m to bedrock | 0.3 | -1.1 | 10.00 | -3.2 | -1849.0 | 481.0 | <2.00 | 3.0 | <200 | ||
| Juvvassbh3/Juv-BH3 | 61.6969 | 8.3858 | 1561 | Southern Norway | Juvvass bh3/Juv-BH3 | CRYOLINK | Till. 2.5 m to bedrock | -0.9 | -0.3 | 10.00 | -1.7 | -1402.0 | 663.0 | <0.20 | 0.7 | #800 | ||
| JuvvashøeBH31/PACE31 | 61.6756 | 8.3678 | 1894 | Southern Norway | Juvvashøe BH31/PACE31 | PACE | 3 4 m weathered material above bedrock | -2.1 | -2.5 | 15.00 | -3.2 | <0.20 | 220 | 2008-05-26 to 2009-05-25 | ||||
| Dovrefjell/DBl | 62.2500 | 9.3333 | 1505 | Southern Norway | Dovrefjell/DBl | Dovre | Plateau, debris with scattered boulders | -1.1 | -0.1 | 7.00 | -1.8 | <0.20 | 530 | |||||
| Dalsnibba/Dal | 62.0483 | 7.2714 | 1474 | Southern Norway | Dalsnibba/Dal | Permafrost and unstable rock slopes | Mountain top | 1.1 | 0.9 | 15.00 | -1.6 | <3.00 | 2007-09-01 to 2008-08-31 | |||||
| KappLinné1/KL-B-l | 78.0558 | 13.6347 | 20 | Svalbard | Kapp Linné 1/KL-B-l | TSP Norway | Strandflat. Bedrock | -3.2 | -3.1 | 15.00 | -3.4 | -1773.0 | 549.0 | <0.10 | 250 | 2008-09-29 to 2009-09-28 | ||
| KappLinné2/KL-B-2 | 78.0542 | 13.6369 | 20 | Svalbard | Kapp Linné 2/KL-B-2 | TSP Norway | Strandflat. 6.2 m of beach sediment above bedrock | -3.7 | -3.2 | 15.00 | -3.4 | -1773.0 | 549.0 | <0.10 | 180 | |||
| KappLinné3/KL-B-3 | 78.0531 | 13.6397 | 20 | Svalbard | Kapp Linné 3/KL-B-3 | TSP Norway | Strandflat. 1.2 m of peat, then beach sediments | -2.7 | -3.4 | 4.00 | -3.4 | -1773.0 | 549.0 | <0.50 | 80 | 2008-09-01 to 2009-08-31 | ||
| Ny-Ålesund/NA-B-1 | 78.9219 | 11.9317 | 46 | Svalbard | Ny-Alesund/NA-B-1 | TSP Norway | 0.1 m organic, then 0.1 m small stones. Clayey below 0.7 m | -1.0 | -2.3 | 9.00 | -5.0 | -2294.0 | 471.0 | <0.20 | 180 | 2008-08-10 to 2009-08-09 | ||
| Gruvefjellet/GF-B-1 | 78.1967 | 15.6319 | 464 | Svalbard | Gruvefjellet/GF-B-1 | TSP Norway | Blockfield, 0.8 m weathered material above bedrock | -6.9 | -5.3 | 5.00 | -6.9 | -2864.0 | 347.0 | <0.30 | 80 | 2008-09-01 to 2009-08-31 | ||
| Endalen/EN-B-1 | 78.1906 | 15.7817 | 53 | Svalbard | Endalen/EN-B-1 | TSP Norway/ TSP-PYRN | Solifluction slope. 6 m diamiction above 1.7 m crushed bedrock | -3.5 | -3.2 | 15.00 | -5.1 | -2527.0 | 667.0 | 0.60 | 120 | 2008-09-24 to 2009-09-23 | Missing data Sep-08 to Apr-09 due to logger failure. Reconstructed from closest station | |
| OldAuroralStation2/AS-B-2 | 78.2014 | 15.8347 | 9 | Svalbard | Old Auroral Station 2/AS-B-2 | TSP Norway/ TSP-PYRN | Loess terrace. Ice wedge 3 4 m. Marine sediment below 6 m | -4.3 | -5.6 | 9.90 | -5.1 | -2527.0 | 667.0 | <0.20 | 90 | 2008-09-19 to 2009-09-18 | Missing data Sep-08 to Apr-09 due to logger failure. Reconstructed from closest station | |
| Snowdrift1/SN-B-l | 78.1875 | 15.9133 | 10 | Svalbard | Snow drift 1/SN-B-l | TSP Norway | Fluvial plain. Layered fluvial matrix. Ice-rich at 1.5-3.3 m | -5.1 | -2527.0 | 667.0 | 0.10 | 80 | 2008-07-30 to 2009-09-21; ALT 2009 | Missing data Sep-08 to Apr-09 due to logger failure. Reconstructed from closest station | ||||
| Snowdrift2/SN-B-2 | 78.1875 | 15.9133 | 10 | Svalbard | Snow drift 2/SN-B-2 | TSP Norway | Snowpatch in abandonned fluvial channel bed. Gravelly fluvial matr, fining downwards. | -5.1 | -2527.0 | 667.0 | 2.50 | 150 | 2008-12-02 to 2009-08-12 | Missing data Sep-08 to Apr-09 due to logger failure. Reconstructed from closest station | ||||
| Janssonhaugen/1099 | 78.1794 | 16.4669 | 270 | Svalbard | Janssonhaugen/1099 | PACE | Hilltop | -5.6 | -5.2 | 10.00 | -6.0 | -2609.0 | 434.0 | <0.20 | 0.3 | 170 | 2008-08-01 to 2009-07-31 | Missing data Sep-08 to Apr-09 due to logger failure. Reconstructed from closest station |
| Svea2/Sv-B-2 | 77.8781 | 16.7722 | 17 | Svalbard | Svea 2/Sv-B-2 | Glacier surges and landforms in a permafrost environment at the tidewater glacier Paulabreen, inner Van Mijenfjorden, Svalbard | Ice-cored moraine | -4.3 | -3.3 | 8.00 | -5.0 | -2312.0 | 465.0 | <0.20 | 200 | 2007-07-01 to 2008-06-30 | ||
| Svea5/Sv-B-5 | 77.8817 | 16.7950 | 20 | Svalbard | Svea 5/Sv-B-5 | Ice-cored moraine | -4.6 | -4.5 | 8.00 | -5.0 | -2312.0 | 465.0 | #0.00 | 110 | ||||
| Tarfalaryggen/Ta-1 | 67.9192 | 18.6414 | 1550 | Sweden: Tarfala | Tarfalaryggen/Ta-1 | PACE | Weathered material above bedrock at 4 m | -3.4 | -2.4 | 10.00 | -4.6 | -2052.0 | 359.0 | <0.20 | 0.3 | 160 | 2008-08-01 to 2009-07-31 | |
| Tarfalaryggen/Ta-2 | 67.9192 | 18.6414 | 1550 | Sweden: Tarfala | Tarfalaryggen/Ta-2 | PACE | Weathered material above bedrock at 4m | -3.4 | -2.4 | 10.00 | -4.6 | -2052.0 | 359.0 | <0.20 | 0.3 | 160 | ||
| Tavvavuoma/T2 | 68.4622 | 20.9019 | 555 | Sweden: Tavvavuoma | Tavvavuoma/T2 | Temporal and spatial dynamics of subarctic peat plateau/ thermokarst lake complexes | Peat plateau | 0.2 | -0.3 | 2.00 | -1.7 | -1657.0 | 1051.0 | <0.35 | #50 | 2007-09-01 to 2008-08-31 | ||
| Tavvavuoma/T10 | 68.4625 | 20.9017 | 555 | Sweden: Tavvavuoma | Tavvavuoma/T 10 | Peat plateau | -0.4 | 5.10 | -2.1 | -1936.0 | 1058.0 | #50 | 2008-09-02 to 2009-08-31 | |||||
| Kursflaket/KF-1 | 68.3508 | 18.8733 | 355 | Sweden: Tornetrask Abisko | Kursflaket/KF-1 | TSP-PYRN | Peat plateau | -0.1 | 3.00 | 1.0 | -1116.0 | 1478.0 | <0.40 | 70 | MAAT and MAGST 2006-2007; ALT 2008. | Data from Abisko Scientific Research Station 2 km west of Kursflaket | ||
| Kursflaket/KF-2 | 68.3508 | 18.8733 | 355 | Sweden: Tornetrask Abisko | Kursflaket/KF-2 | TSP-PYRN | Peat plateau | -0.2 | 3.00 | 1.0 | -1116.0 | 1478.0 | <0.40 | 70 | Data from Abisko Scientific Research Station 2 km west of Kursflaket | |||
| Storflaket/SF-1 | 68.3481 | 18.9772 | 386 | Sweden: Tornetrask Abisko | Storflaket/SF-1 | TSP-PYRN | Peat plateau | -0.6 | -0.5 | 3.00 | 0.8 | -1116.0 | 1478.0 | <0.20 | 70 | Data from Abisko Scientific Research Station 2 km west of Kursflaket | ||
| Storflaket/SF-2 | 68.3472 | 18.9739 | 385 | Sweden: Tornetrask Abisko | Storflaket/SF-2 | TSP-PYRN | Peat plateau | -0.6 | -0.3 | 3.00 | 0.8 | -1116.0 | 1478.0 | <0.20 | 70 | Data from Abisko Scientific Research Station 2 km west of Kursflaket | ||
| Storflaket/SF-3 | 68.3467 | 18.9747 | 385 | Sweden: Tornetrask Abisko | Storflaket/SF-3 | TSP-PYRN | Peat plateau | -0.6 | -0.6 | 3.00 | 0.8 | -1116.0 | 1478.0 | <0.20 | 70 | |||
| Vaisjeaggi1/Va-l | 69.8222 | 27.1681 | 290 | Finland: Kevo | Vaisjeaggi 1/Va-l | TSP-PYRN | Palsa, peat | -0.6 | -0.2 | 3.30 | -1.0 | -1437.0 | 1082.0 | <0.20 | 60 | 2008-06-13 to 2009-06-12; ALT 2009 | snow depth = Palsa | |
| Hagongur | 64.5564 | -18.2417 | 899 | Iceland | Hagongur | NRC-funded, no. 157837/V30 | Thin sediment cover above basaltic bedrock | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12.00 | 0.4 | -721.0 | 857.0 | 1000 | 2008-07-15 to 2009-07-15 | |||
| Saudafell | 64.8853 | -15.5028 | 906 | Iceland | Saudafell (near Snsefell) | NRC-funded. no. 157837/V30 | Thin sediment cover above basaltic bedrock | -0.6 | -0.5 | 9.00 | -1.3 | -1108.0 | 625.0 | 200 | ||||
| Gagnheidi | 65.2242 | -14.2597 | 931 | Iceland | Gagnheidi | NRC-funded. no. 157837/V30 | Thin sediment cover above basaltic bedrock | -0.7 | -0.3 | 14.00 | -1.4 | -1113.0 | 585.0 | 450 | ||||
| Zackenberg | 74.4731 | -20.5525 | East Greenland | Zackenberg/ZC 1 | ZERO/TSP Norway | Marine abraded ground moraine fine-grained | -8.1 | 3.25 | -8.4 | -3541.0 | 493.0 | 1.20 | 80 | 2008-2009; ALT 2008 | Snow information is obtained from the DMI/Asiaq climate station 1 km away |