Snow cover evolution, on 2009-2014, at the Limnopolar Lake CALM-S site on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, Antarctica

Catena

Volumn 149, Issue , 2017, Pages 538-547

  de Pablo, M A ^a   Ramos, M ^a   Molina, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active layer; Antarctica; CALM; Ground surface temperature; Permafrost; Snow cover

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; AIR TEMPERATURE; DEPTH DETERMINATION; DRAINAGE BASIN; ICE THICKNESS; PERMAFROST; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW COVER; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ANTARCTICA; BYERS PENINSULA; LIVINGSTON ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

EID: 85000814777     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2016.06.002     Document Type: Article

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