Depth and seasonal variations in the thermal properties of Antarctic Dry Valley permafrost from temperature time series analysis

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Pringle, D J ^a   Dickinson, W W ^a   Trodahl, H J ^a   Pyne, A R ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Dry Valleys; Permafrost; Thermal properties of frozen ground

Indexed keywords

PERMAFROST; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMAL REGIME; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS;

EID: 1442289246     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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