Deep permafrost boreholes in western Svalbard, northern Sweden and southern Norway

Author: SOLLID J. L.   HOLMLUND P.   ISAKSEN K.   HARRIS C.  

Publisher: Routledge Ltd

ISSN: 0029-1951

Source: Norwegian Journal of Geography, Vol.54, Iss.4, 2000-11, pp. : 186-191

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Abstract

The first deep permafrost boreholes (>10 m) ever drilled in Scandinavia for climatic studies constitute part of a transect of deep mountain permafrost boreholes through the mountains of Europe established under the EU PACE (Permafrost and Climate in Europe) Project. In Scandinavia, PACE boreholes are located at Juvvasshøe, southern Norway, Tarfalaryggen in northern Sweden, and northernmost in the transect at Janssonhaugen, western Svalbard. This paper outlines the aims and objectives of the PACE programme, and describes in detail the Svalbard and Scandinavian permafrost boreholes.