| Site: |
Mountain River (C9) |
| Location: |
65°40'29"N. 128°49'37"W. |
| Elevation: |
39 meters |
| Slope: |
flat |
| Landform: |
low alluvial terrace in stony sand |
| Soil: |
15 cm of organic litter over well drained stony sand |
| Vegetation: |
Complete ground cover of fallen leaves and scattered vascular plants, 1
suggesting high moisture content, under dense birch alder thicket |
| Snow: |
56-79 cm. snow pack |
| Installations: |
-Thaw tube for active layer development |
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-Time domain reflectometry probes to 60, 90 and 114 cm |
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-air and ground temperature mast |
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-100 meter grid for active layer probing according to CALM protocol |
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|
|
air |
ground (7 cm) |
|
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1994 |
Mean |
-6.36 |
NA |
|
| |
|
Max. |
28.93 |
NA |
|
| |
|
Min. |
<-37.37 |
NA |
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1995 |
Mean |
-6.0* |
NA |
(23 days missing in July) |
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|
Max. |
NA |
NA |
|
| |
|
Min. |
<-37.37 |
NA |
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1996 |
Mean |
-7.48 |
-1.49 |
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| |
|
Max. |
31.13 |
10.60 |
|
| |
|
Min. |
-44.90 |
-8.24 |
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1997 |
Mean |
-5.29 |
0.32 |
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| |
|
Max. |
27.30 |
11.40 |
|
| |
|
Min. |
-49.80 |
-9.80 |
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1998 |
Mean |
-4.56 |
0.08 |
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|
Max |
30.02 |
12.91 |
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|
Min |
-49.90 |
-7.80 |
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1999 |
Mean |
-6.96 |
-1.06 |
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|
Max |
30.02 |
9.92 |
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| |
|
Min |
-46.06 |
-9.21 |
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2000 |
Mean |
-6.89 |
NA |
logger dug out |
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|
Max |
27.47 |
|
|
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|
Min |
-46.49 |
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*Site air temperature for 1995 from reconstructed data. |
| Met Station: |
Fort Good Hope, 66°16'N. 128°39'W. |
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