CALM - Site P1 – Calypsostranda

Points for measurements thickness of permafrost active layer

No
of point / Characteristic of points
1 / Flat surface,, sand with gravels, well drained, dry lichen-moss tundra, 23 m a.s.l.
2 / Flat surface, , patterned grounds, poorly drained, wetland-mosses on peat layer, 30 m a.s.l.
3 / Flat surface, sand with gravels, moving water in the covers, unvegetated surface, 30 m a.s.l.
4 / Flat surface , sand with gravels, poor drained, unvegetated surface, 30 m a.s.l.
5 / Flat surface, shallow lake, coarse sand with gravels, poor drained,wetland peat, 30 m a.s.l.
6 / Beach, plain at the foot of dead cliff, sand with gravels, well drained, unvegetated surface
7 / Slope N aspect, 10-15o, upper part, silt, sand with gravels, well drained, dry lichen- moss tundra,
8 / Slope N aspect, 10-15o,middle part, silt, sand with gravels, well drained, lichen-moss tundra, 20masl
9 / Slope N aspect, 10-15o, lower part, silt, sand with gravels, well drained, lichen-moss tundra 10 m asl
10 / SlopeNE aspect , 10-15 o, upper part, silt, sand with gravels, well drained, dry lichen-moss tundra
11 / SlopeNE aspect, 10-15o, middle part, silt, sand with gravels, well drained, dry lichen-moss tundra
12 / SlopeNE aspect, 8o, lower part, sand with gravels, silt, poor drained, moss-peat tundra, 8 m a.s.l.
13 / Slope S aspect, 10-15o, upper part, sand with gravels, well drained, lichen-moss tundra, 30 m a.s.l.
14 / Slope S aspect ,10-15o, middle part, sand with gravels, well drained, dry lichen-moss tundra, 20m asl
15 / Slope S aspect, 10-15o, lower part, sand with gravels, well drained, lichen-moss tundra 10m a.s.l.
16 / Slope E aspect, 15o, upper part, sand with gravels, well drained, lichen-moss tundra 20 m a.s.l.
17 / Slope E aspect, 12o, middle part, sand with gravels, silt, poor drained, moist-peat tundra 15 m a.s.l.
18 / Slope E aspect, 6o, lower part, sand with gravels, silt, poor drained, moist-peat tundra , 6 m a.s.l.
19 / Slope W aspect, 15o, upper part, sand with gravels, well drained, dry-lichen-moss tundra 30 m a.s.l.
20 / Slope W aspect, 8o, middle part, sand with gravels, silt, poor drained, moist-peat tundra 20 m a.s.l.
21 / Slope W aspect, 5 o, lower part, sand with gravels, silt, poor drained, moist grass – moss tundra
22 / Stream bottoms ,2-3 o, gravels with coarse sand,, moving water, unvegetated
23 / Beach at the shore line, very well drained, unvegetated

Site P1 – Calypsostranda

Summer thawing of permafrost active layer (maximum values in cm )

Part I : 1986-1993 and 1995-1998

1986 / 1987 / 1988 / 1989 / 1990 / 1991 / 1992 / 1993 / 1995 / 1996 / 1998
1 / 90 / 111 / 108 / 145 / 130 / 127 / 140 / 112 / 125 / 125 / 130
2 / 125 / 175 / 163 / 165 / 165 / 148 / 170 / 180 / 176 / 154 / 124
3 / 120 / 175 / 168 / 157 / 165 / 163 / 165 / 180 / 180 / 178 / 121
4 / - / 175 / 193 / 180 / 165 / 170 / 180 / 196 / 174 / 168 / 170
5 / 60 / 68 / 70 / 83 / 56 / 75 / 70 / 70 / 68 / 65 / 75
6 / - / 124 / 148 / 155 / 137 / 155 / 145 / 165 / 174 / 151 / 150
7 / 130 / 107 / 112 / 130 / 118 / 141 / 110 / 130 / 115 / 112 / -
8 / 120 / 124 / 121 / 135 / 116 / 118 / 140 / 130 / 135 / 132 / -
9 / 130 / 91 / 115 / 125 / 105 / 118 / 87 / 110 / 122 / 116 / -
10 / 140 / 139 / 180 / 135 / 115 / 140 / 135 / 130 / 132 / 130 / -
11 / 115 / 100 / 105 / 120 / 93 / 197 / 110 / 120 / 115 / 110 / -
12 / 125 / 107 / 166 / 160 / 120 / 130 / 140 / 160 / 160 / 156 / -
13 / - / 112 / 116 / 122 / 135 / 150 / 180 / 180 / 123 / 120 / -
14 / - / 96 / 177 / 136 / 75 / 65 / 130 / 115 / 160 / 145 / -
15 / - / 150 / 180 / 160 / 115 / 112 / 118 / 180 / 170 / 160 / -
16 / 90 / 98 / 83 / 87 / 95 / 110 / 98 / 85 / 87 / 76 / 122
17 / 115 / 98 / 115 / 133 / 110 / 130 / 125 / 120 / 128 / 124 / 160
18 / 145 / 165 / 177 / 186 / 170 / 165 / 155 / 180 / 160 / 151 / 154
19 / 122 / 125 / 127 / 139 / 122 / 121 / 122 / 140 / 140 / 128 / -
20 / 115 / 110 / 120 / 123 / 114 / 115 / 112 / 123 / 110 / 98 / -
21 / 122 / 130 / 135 / 139 / 120 / 118 / 125 / 140 / 120 / 124 / -
22 / 122 / 85 / 93 / 92 / 115 / 108 / 98 / 80 / 97 / 103 / -
23 / 150 / 150 / 170 / 186 / 160 / 165 / 155 / 180 / 170 / 151 / 165

Site P1 – Calypsostranda

Summer thawing of permafrost active layer (maximum values in cm )

Part II : 2000 – 2002 and 2005 - 2009

2000 / 2001 / 2002 / 2005 / 2006* / 2007* / 2008* / 2009*
1 / 108 / 116 / 130 / 150 / 159 / 166 / 156 / 151
2 / 175 / 131 / 155 / 225 / 220 / 217 / 205 / 203
3 / 155 / 180 / 170 / 220 / 220 / 217 / 205 / 203
4 / 130 / 165 / 154 / 210 / 220 / 217 / 205 / 203
5 / 45 / 73 / 81 / 115 / 180 / 176 / 155 / 203
6 / 145 / 154 / 150 / 160 / 178 / 187 / 172 / 203
7 / 126 / 150 / 115 / 155 / 181 / 176 / 165 / 160
8 / 96 / 126 / 139 / 157 / 215 / 217 / 195 / 149
9 / 108 / 111 / 127 / 157 / 194 / 190 / 190 / 203
10 / 135 / 143 / 142 / 145 / 167 / 168 / 155 / 169
11 / 103 / 100 / 132 / 127 / 175 / 166 / 154 / 149
12 / 155 / 138 / 147 / 180 / 220 / 217 / 205 / 203
13 / 112 / 154 / 160 / 143 / 218 / 217 / 201 / 180
14 / 107 / 170 / 160 / 135 / 197 / 186 / 163 / 183
15 / 135 / 147 / 135 / 195 / 220 / 217 / 205 / 203
16 / 110 / 78 / 72 / 145 / 137 / 136 / 140 / 133
17 / 147 / 113 / 132 / 170 / 211 / 216 / 205 / 174
18 / 160 / 132 / 150 / 200 / 200 / 217 / 205 / 203
19 / 150 / 135 / 140 / 130 / 218 / 217 / 205 / 203
20 / 96 / 155 / 143 / 145 / 190 / 187 / 182 / 177
21 / 123 / 130 / 125 / 140 / 200 / 217 / 205 / 203
22 / 95 / 117 / 116 / 85 / 220 / 217 / 205 / 203
23 / 160 / 165 / 160 / 187 / 220 / 217 / 205 / 203

In the summer seasons of 2006-2009 measurements made by dr. Piotr Zagórski

(The MariaCurie-SklodowskaUniversity in Lublin, Department of Geomorphology)

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