ACTIVE LAYER MONITORING METADATA FORM

Return (by mail, e-mail or fax) to Sharon Smith

Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth St. Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8

Email: ssmith@nrcan.gc.ca

Fax: 613 992 0190

This form is currently in use for the Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) component of the Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost

Site name: Km 161.7, Robert Campbell Hwy, Y.T.

Site history (Year Started): 1989

Responsible individual(s) and address of organization for data collection including email and fax addresses: Stuart. A. Harris

Latitude and longitude:

Elevation above sea level(m): 1220m

Slope and aspect of site(s): 0

Landform or geomorphological description of area occupied by site(s): surface of a peat plateau

Predominant texture of soil (sand, gravel, peat, etc.): Peat

Vegetation classification (dominant, vegetation type, percentage of vegetation, bare ground, etc.): Larch, black spruce, ericaceous shrubs, lichens and mosses, 100% cover

Method used to determine active layer thickness: Interpolation of ground temperature profile

Information on permanent temperature and/or moisture installations(probes, recorders, depth of sensors, depth of permafrost boreholes, etc.); if possible provide annual values (or ranges) of these data: YSI Thermistor strings

Name and location (lat./long.) of closest climate station; provide separately mean monthly air temperatures and snow depth as available for years of active layer data: On site -air temperature

Relevant publications (complete citation, use additional space):

"Heat transfer processes at the Lower Limit of Alpine Permafrost, Marmot Basin, Jasper National Park, Canada". Biuletyn Peryglacjalny, vol. 38, 1999, 73-93.

"Permafrost Aggradation and Peat Accumulation Since 1200 years B.P. in Peat Plateaus at Tuchitua, Yukon Territory, Canada." (with I.H. Schmidt). Journal of Paleolimnology, vol. 12, 1994, 3-17.

"Hydrogen and Oxygen Isotopes and the Origin of the Ice in Peat Plateaus: Reply." (with N.M. Waters and H. R. Krouse) Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, vol. 4, 1993, 269-275.

"Hydrogen and Oxygen Isotopes and the Origin of the Ice in Peat Plateaus" (with I. H. Schmidt and H. R. Krouse), Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, vol. 3, 1992, 19-27.

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