Influence of surface and subsurface heterogeneity on observed borehole temperatures at a mountain permafrost site in the Upper Engadine, Swiss Alps

Cryosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 517-531

  Schneider, S ^a   Hoelzle, M ^a   Hauck, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BEDROCK; BOREHOLE; DATA SET; DIFFUSIVITY; HETEROGENEITY; ICE CORE; ICE THICKNESS; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MICROCLIMATE; MOUNTAIN REGION; PERMAFROST; POLAR REGION; ROCK GLACIER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMAL REGIME;

ALPS; CORVATSCH; ENGADIN; GRAUBUNDEN; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84860228326     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-6-517-2012     Document Type: Article

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