Spatial and temporal variability of ground surface temperature and active layer thickness at the margin of maritime Antarctica, Signy Island

Geomorphology

Volumn 155-156, Issue , 2012, Pages 20-33

  Guglielmin, Mauro ^a   Worland, Michael Roger ^b   Cannone, Nicoletta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active layer; Ground surface temperature; Vegetation cover

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; AIR TEMPERATURE; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; HEAT FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; INSULATION; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PERMAFROST; SNOW COVER; SOIL DEPTH; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; THERMAL STRUCTURE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VEGETATION COVER;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; SIGNY ISLAND; SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS;

ANDREAEA; SANIONIA; SANIONIA UNCINATA;

EID: 84860344564     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.12.016     Document Type: Article

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