Heat exchange between permafrost and the atmosphere in the presence of a vegetation cover

The heat exchange between the ground and the atmosphere in the North is extremely important in the formation and continued existence of permafrost. An understanding of this process and how it is influenced by surface terrain features such as vegetation is vital in furthering knowledge of the thermal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Balobaev, V. T., National Research Council Of Canada. Division Of Building Research
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: National Research Council of Canada 1973
Subjects:
permafrost
soils
heat transfer
atmosphere
vegetation
surface temperature
cold regions
pergelisol
sol
transfert de chaleur
atmosphère terrestre
plante
température superficielle
zone froide
Canada
Yakutsk
Siberia
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.4224/20338103
https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=1eb73049-ae62-405c-84c7-4791580ed5c1
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Summary:The heat exchange between the ground and the atmosphere in the North is extremely important in the formation and continued existence of permafrost. An understanding of this process and how it is influenced by surface terrain features such as vegetation is vital in furthering knowledge of the thermal regime and other characteristics of permafrost having important engineering implication. Investigations in this field are underway in Canada and the U.S.S.R. This article was written by a senior worker at the Permafrost Institute, Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R., Yakutsk in Eastern Siberia. It reviews North American and Soviet studies and presents analytical material pertaining to the important role of vegetation in the heat exchange between the permafrost and the atmosphere.

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