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: Summit Lake, B.C.

Site history (Year Started): 1982

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

Latitude and longitude: 58°37'53.7"N            126°42'02.5"W

Elevation above sea level(m): 1526m

Slope and aspect of site(s): 0°

Landform or geomorphological description of area occupied by site(s): on a beach

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

Vegetation classification (dominant, vegetation type, percentage of vegetation, bare ground, etc.): Alpine tundra -80%

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 46036 thermistor

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 on site -air temperature

Relevant publications (complete citation, use additional space):

"Cold Air Drainage West of Fort Nelson, British Columbia", Arctic, vol. 35, 1982, 537-541.

"Observation on the Redistibution of Moisture in the Active Layer and Permafrost", Proc. 5^th International Permafrost Conference, Trondheim, Norway.Tapir Press, Trondheim, vol. 1, 1988, 364-369.

"Long-Term Air and Ground Temperature Records From the Canadian Cordillera", Proc. 5^th Canadian Permafrost Conference. National Research Council of Canada. Universite Laval, Collection Nordicana #54, 1990, pp. 151-157.

"Permafrost Distribution, Zonation, and Stability Along the Eastern Ranges of the Cordillera of North America", Arctic, vol. 39, 1986, 29-38.

"Distribution and Zonation of Permafrost Along the Eastern Ranges of the Cordillera of North America", Biuletyn Peryglacjalny, vol. 31, 1986, 107-118.  

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