Western Siberia Borehole Permafrost and Geothermal Database

736 plots containing data from one to ten wells each form this database of permafrost and geothermal conditions for Western Siberia's oil and gas deposits. It includes soil and rock temperatures at specific depths, permafrost layer depths, thermal flow measurements, and geographical coordinates. The data were compiled by NSIDCV0 and are associated with the CAPS Version 1.0 CD-ROM from June 1998.

Use Cases

• Modeling subsurface thermal profiles using soil and rock temperature measurements at depths from 20 to 3000 meters.
• Mapping permafrost extent and thickness by analyzing the depth of the top and bottom of permafrost layers.
• Assessing geothermal heat flow for energy studies based on the size of thermal flows in the subpermafrost.
• Correlating surface climate conditions with subsurface data using site coordinates and recorded air temperature.
• Creating geological cross-sections and thermal distribution maps from the provided permafrost-geothermal sections and temperature data.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a substantial network of 736 individual plots, providing broad spatial coverage.
• Includes detailed vertical temperature profiles measured at nine specific depths, down to 3000 meters.
• Contains multiple related physical measurements: permafrost depths, thermal flow size, and layer thicknesses.
• Cross-platform presence on NASA EarthData and Data.gov indicates recognized scientific importance.

Limitations

• The exact row count, column names, and dataset size are not specified by any source.
• There is a conflict in the 'last updated' metadata: one source states 2026-03-13, while another states 1995-12 31.
• The original data is from a 1998 CD-ROM, so it represents a historical snapshot with no recent updates.

Provenance

Source

NSIDCV0

Collection Method

Measurements taken from boreholes in wells across 736 plots.

Time Range

1960-1995

Freshness

1995-12-31 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Oil and gas deposits of Western Siberia, Russia.