Modelling ground thermal regime in bordering (dis)continuous permafrost environments
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| Year of publication | 2020 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Environmental Research |
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| Web | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S001393511930698X |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.108901 |
| Keywords | Ground thermal regime;Permafrost distribution;Snow cover;Deglaciation;Maritime Antarctica |
| Description | Permafrost controls geomorphological dynamics in maritime Antarctic ecosystems. Here, we analyze and model ground thermal regime in bordering conditions between continuous and discontinuous permafrost to better understand its relationship with the timing of glacial retreat. In February 2017, a transect including 10 sites for monitoring ground temperatures was installed in the eastern fringe of Byers Peninsula (Livingston Island, northern Antarctic Peninsula), together with one station recording air temperatures and snow thickness. The sites were selected following the Mid-Late Holocene deglaciation of the area at a distance ranging from 0.30 to 3.15 km from the current Rotch Dome glacier front. The transect provided data on the effects of topography, snow cover and the timing of ice-free exposure, on the ground thermal regime. |
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