Local influences of geothermal anomalies on permafrost distribution in an active volcanic island (Deception Island, Antarctica)

• Published in: Geomorphology
• Main Authors: Goyanes, Gabriel Alejandro, Vieira, G., Caselli, Alberto Tomás, Cardoso, M., Marmy, A., Santos, F., Bernardo, I., Hauck, C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science
• Subjects: ACTIVE VOLCANO; ANTARCTICA; DECEPTION ISLAND; GEOTHERMAL ANOMALY; PERMAFROST; SOUTH SHETLANDS; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; South Shetland Islands; Bransfield Strait; Deception Island; Pablo; Antarc*; Antarctica; permafrost; wedge*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/84826

This study aims at understanding the spatial distribution and characteristics of the frozen and unfrozen terrain in an alluvial fan on Deception Island, which is an active strato-volcano located in the Bransfield Strait (South Shetland Islands) with recent eruptions in 1967, 1969 and 1970. The alluv...