PIC v1.3: comprehensive R package for computing permafrost indices with daily weather observations and atmospheric forcing over the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

• Published in: Geoscientific Model Development
• Main Authors: L. Luo, Z. Zhang, W. Ma, S. Yi, Y. Zhuang
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: Geology; QE1-996.5; Kendall; Active layer thickness; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-2475-2018; https://doaj.org/article/b89e63c9d3404a3da58487eba865bc2e

An R package was developed for computing permafrost indices (PIC v1.3) that integrates meteorological observations, gridded meteorological datasets, soil databases, and field measurements to compute the factors or indices of permafrost and seasonal frozen soil. At present, 16 temperature- and depth-...