U.S. Geological Survey's Borehole Temperature Logs from Arctic Alaska, pre-1989
This dataset consists of borehole temperature measurements acquired in
permafrost regions of arctic Alaska between 1950 and 1988 by the U.S.
Geological Survey. A large number of the 87 sites (boreholes) represented in this
dataset are deep enough to penetrate the base of permafrost.
Papers resulting from
analysis of this dataset include studies of contemporary climate change, regional heat
flow, depth of permafrost, the stable depths for gas hydrates, the effects of ocean
transgression on permafrost, and the general thermal regime of continuous
permafrost in northern Alaska.
Max Brewer was the principal investigator prior to 1956. Art Lachenbruch then led the Alaska effort through 1989. Data collection methods changed considerably during this time period. Gary Clow has been the principal investigator since 1989. For further information, contact either Gary Clow or Art
Lachenbruch.
Select an area of Alaska for which to view borehole temperature logs
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
Central Region Global Change and Climate History Team
This page is <URL:http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/data/bht/alaska/>
Maintained by Randy Schumann
Wednesday, 15-Mar-2006 14:35:15 MST