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Butte sableuse, côté (SIDE)

Side of the permafrost mound, July 11, 2021. A groundwater monitoring well, a snow pole and two casings containing data acquisition systems for water content and temperature probes are used to measure respectively the groundwater level, the height of the snow cover and the unfrozen water content and temperature of the ground. Photo credit: P. Fortier
Side of the permafrost mound, July 11, 2021. A groundwater monitoring well, a snow pole and two casings containing data acquisition systems for water content and temperature probes are used to measure respectively the groundwater level, the height of the snow cover and the unfrozen water content and temperature of the ground. Photo credit: P. Fortier

Measurement site

Latitude
56.55828
Longitude
-76.482142
Altitude (m)
132

Site location

The graduated snow pole at this location is 2.57 m high with respect to the ground surface.

Site description

This dataset contains snow cover heght data collected from the side of the permafrost mound.