Bykovsky peninsula (alas)
Description
Thermokarst depression, or "alas" (borehole RU_06_0003).
Tundra vegetation (moss, grass).
Persons responsible for observations:
David Gilichinsky, gilichin@online.stack.net
Affiliation: Institute of Physical-Chemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science RAS, Pushchino, Russia
Alexander Kholodov, akholodov@gi.alaska.edu
Affiliation: Geophysical Institute UAF, Fairbanks, AK
Measurements
- shallow borehole (14.0m), ID 6_003
- Soil Temperature profiles
- Active layer thickness
Site Location Map
lat: 71.743586° | long: 129.372891° | elev: 1 m
Other Resources
TSP activity at the Bykovsky peninsula site is a part of Russian-US researches at the Tiksi International Hydrometeorological Observatory
Images
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