| Site: |
91TT21 Francis Creek |
| Location: |
65°11'29"N. 126°27'35"W. |
| Elevation: |
54 meters |
| Slope: |
gentle NW |
| Landform: |
alluvial terrace cut into silty till |
| Soil: |
15 cm of organic litter over 25 cm organic stony silt, 10 cm gravelly sand over stony silt |
| Vegetation: |
Complete ground cover of moss and vascular plants, 2 suggesting high moisture content, under spruce and hardwood shrub, moderate canopy density |
| Snow: |
60-64 cm. snow pack |
| Installations: |
-Thaw tube for active layer development |
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-Time domain reflectometry probes to 60, 90 and 94cm |
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-ground temperature logger |
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ground (7 cm) |
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93/94 |
Mean |
-1.77 |
(air temperatures from CALM C11, Norman Wells) |
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|
Max. |
15.27 |
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Min. |
-17.20 |
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1994 |
Mean |
-2.11 |
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Max. |
15.89 |
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Min. |
-17.20 |
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1995 |
Mean |
NA |
(20 days missing from July) |
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|
Max. |
14.65 |
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Min. |
-18.81 |
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1996 |
Mean |
-2.11 |
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Max. |
17.48 |
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Min. |
-17.45 |
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1997 |
Mean |
NA |
(26 days missing from June-July) |
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Max. |
19.13 |
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Min. |
-16.39 |
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1998 |
Mean
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-0.37 |
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Max. |
18.47 |
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Min. |
-14.81 |
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1999 |
|
N.A. |
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2000 |
Mean |
-2.00 |
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Max. |
16.71 |
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Min. |
-16.99 |
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| Met Station: |
Norman Wells, 65°17'N. 126°48'W. |
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