The Occurrence of Alpine Permafrost In the Front Range of Colorado

• Main Author: Janke, Jason R.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: The Aquila Digital Community 2005
• Subjects: alpine permafront; GIS applications; Front Range; rock glaciers; Geography; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Rowe; permafrost
• Online Access: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/2789; https://doi-org.lynx.lib.usm.edu/10.1016/j.geomorph.2004.11.005

Permafrost distribution, or ground that remains frozen for at least 2 years, has been modeled using a combination of Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques, Digital Elevation Model (DEM) variables, and land cover in alpine regions of the world. In the Front Range, however, no such empirical...