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

Site history:  Year started

Responsible individual(s) and address of organization for data collection including email and fax addresses


Latitude and longitude

Elevation above sea level (m)

Slope and aspect of  site(s)

Landform or geomorphological description of area occupied by site(s)

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

Vegetation classification (dominant vegetation type, percentage of vegetation, bare ground, etc.)

Method used to determine active layer thickness - eg. thaw tube, probing (grid, transect, number of points), interpolation of ground temperature profile


Information on permanent temperature an/or moisture installations (probes, recorders, depth of sensors, depth of permafrost borehole, etc.); if possible provide annual average values (or ranges) of these data



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



Relevant publications (complete citation, use additional space)