Drilling and installation of boreholes for permafrost thermal monitoring on Livingston Island in the maritime Antarctic

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Ramos, M. (Miguel), Hasler, A. (Andreas), Vieira, G. (Gonzalo), Hauck, C. (Christian), Gruber, S. (Stephan)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Ground temperature monitoring; Maritime Antarctica; Permafrost borehole; Antarctic; Livingston Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; permafrost; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/19140; https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.635

Three new boreholes up to 25 m deep were drilled on Mount Reina Sofía (275 m a.s.l.), Livingston Island, where previous near-surface temperature measurements (mean annual ground temperatures of -2.1 to -2.6°C) have indicated the presence of permafrost. A thermistor chain and logg