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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: MacMillon Pass, MP#3, YT Site history (Year Started): 2001- Data logger, 1990-Manual Responsible individual(s) and address of organization for data collection including email and fax addresses: Stuart. A. Harris Latitude and longitude: 63°10'52.2"N 130°11'9.0"W Elevation above sea level(m): 1182m Slope and aspect of site(s): top of peaty hill Landform or geomorphological description of area occupied by site(s): peaty hill over bedrock Predominant texture of soil (sand, gravel, peat, etc.): Peat Vegetation classification (dominant, vegetation type, percentage of vegetation, bare ground, etc.): Alpine tundra with Betula -lichen 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 44036 thermistor connected to data logger 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: Weather Station at site and nearby but air temperature Relevant publications (complete citation, use additional space): " A Genetic Classification of the Palsa-Like Mounds in Western Canada." Biuletyn Peryglacjalny, vol. 37, 1998, 115-130. |
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