Active layer dynamics in three topographically distinct lake catchments in Byers Peninsula (Livingston Island, Antarctica)

Catena

Volumn 149, Issue , 2017, Pages 548-559

  Oliva, Marc ^a   Hrbacek, Filip ^b   Ruiz Fernández, Jesús ^c   de Pablo, Miguel Ángel ^d   Vieira, Gonçalo ^a   Ramos, Miguel ^d   Antoniades, Dermot ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active layer; Antarctica; Byers Peninsula; Snow cover; Topography

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; AIR TEMPERATURE; CATCHMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; ICE THICKNESS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; PERMAFROST; SNOW COVER; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

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

EID: 85001022224     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2016.07.011     Document Type: Article

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