Download GeoBasis - Zackenberg Research Station

1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 The GeoBasis programme .............................................................................................................. 1
1.2 The GeoBasis database .................................................................................................................. 1
1.3 Links ............................................................................................................................................. 1
1.4 Field season/period....................................................................................................................... 1
1.5 Getting around in the area ............................................................................................................ 1
1.6 Safety ........................................................................................................................................... 2
1.7 GeoBasis staff ............................................................................................................................... 2
1.8 Scientific consultants ..................................................................................................................... 2
1.9 Daily Journal ................................................................................................................................. 4
2. Climate and snow monitoring ............................................................................................................. 5
2.1 Automatic snow depth and meteorological monitoring .................................................................. 5
2.1.1 Automatic Meteorological and snow depth measurements (M2, M3, st 644, M7, M8) .............. 5
2.1.2. Manual snow depth measurements...................................................................................... 18
2.1.3 Using MagnaProbe for snow depth measurements ................................................................ 21
2.1.4 Using ground penetrating radar for snow depth measurements ............................................. 24
2.2.1 Making snow pits .................................................................................................................. 27
2.2.2 Collection of snow samples for mercury analysis.................................................................... 29
2.3 Snow cover and snow depletion .................................................................................................. 30
2.3.1 Automatic snow and ice cover monitoring ............................................................................. 30
2.3.2 Manual snow cover monitoring ............................................................................................. 34
3. Automatic digital camera monitoring ................................................................................................ 36
3.1 Automatic camera at glacier lake ................................................................................................. 36
3.2 Calibration of camera lens ........................................................................................................... 37
4. Soil thaw and development of active layer ........................................................................................ 39
5. Temperature in snow, ground, air and water..................................................................................... 43
5.1. TinyTag data loggers................................................................................................................... 43
5.2 Geo-Precision permafrost temperature........................................................................................ 49
6 Support of the ClimateBasis monitoring programme .......................................................................... 53
6.1 The Climate station ..................................................................................................................... 53
6.2 The Hydrometric station .............................................................................................................. 54
7. River water monitoring..................................................................................................................... 55
7.1 Water level monitoring ............................................................................................................... 55
7.1.1 Automatic water level monitoring ......................................................................................... 55
7.1.2 Manual water level monitoring ............................................................................................. 57
7.1.3 Installation of OBS sensor and conductivity sensor ................................................................ 58
7.2 Water discharge measurements .................................................................................................. 60
7.3 River water chemistry ................................................................................................................. 65
7.3.1 Water sampling in Zackenbergelven ...................................................................................... 65
Topcon opmåling af elven .............................................................................................................. 69
8 Procedure for Water handling............................................................................................................ 71
8.1 Conductivity measurement.......................................................................................................... 71
8.2 pH measurement ........................................................................................................................ 72
8.3 Alkalinity measurement .............................................................................................................. 72
8.4 Preparation of samples prior to chemical analysis ........................................................................ 73
8.5 Suspended sediment ................................................................................................................... 74
8.6 Bottle and vial washing ............................................................................................................... 76
8.7 Mercury (Hg) samples ................................................................................................................. 76
9 Soil moisture and soil water monitoring ............................................................................................. 80
9.1 Soil moisture ............................................................................................................................... 80
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