Degradation characteristics of permafrost under the effect of climate warming and engineering disturbance along the Qinghai–Tibet Highway

• Main Authors: Hui Peng, Wei Ma, Yan-hu Mu, Long Jin, Kun Yuan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Mati; Active layer thickness; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s11069-014-1444-5

Based on the monitoring data from 13 typical monitoring sites along the Qinghai–Tibet Highway, the degradation characteristics of the permafrost under asphalt pavement and natural ground surface were analyzed with considerations of climate warming and engineering disturbance. Results indicated that...