InSAR analysis of surface deformation over permafrost to estimate active layer thickness based on one-dimensional heat transfer model of soils

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Li, Zhiwei ^a   Zhao, Rong ^a   Hu, Jun ^a   Wen, Lianxing ^b,c   Feng, Guangcai ^a   Zhang, Zeyu ^a   Wang, Qijie ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINA; HEAT TRANSFER; MODEL; PERMAFROST; SOIL; TELECOMMUNICATION; THICKNESS;

EID: 84944929705     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep15542     Document Type: Article

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