Active layer and permafrost thickness in rock glaciers derived from geophysical methods in the semiarid Andes of Argentina

• Published in: Geomorphology
• Main Authors: Villarroel, Cristian Daniel, Forte, Ana Paula, Ortiz, Diana Agostina, Tamburini Beliveau, Guillermo, Güell, Arturo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Mountain permafrost; Rock glaciers; Argentina Central Andes; Geophysics; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; San Juan; Argentina; Ortiz; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/144051

The Argentinean Central Andes region (31°S to 35°S) exhibits one of the largest densities of rock glaciers on Earth. However, few studies have focused on the knowledge of the internal structure of these landforms. In the present paper, a characterization of the internal structure of two rock glacier...