Non-Invasive Geophysical Investigation and Thermodynamic Analysis of a Palsa in Lapland, Northwest Finland

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Kohout, T. (Tomáš), Bućko, M. S., Rasmus, K., Leppäranta, M., Matero, I.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: palsa; permafrost; geophysics; GPR; thermodynamics; Lapland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1798; http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0234806

Non-invasive geophysical prospecting and a thermodynamic model were used to examine the structure, depth and lateral extent of the frozen core of a palsa near Lake Peerajärvi in northwest Finland. A simple thermodynamic model verified that the current climatic conditions in the study area allow sust...