Permafrost investigations in Iezer Mountains, Southern Carpathians

• Published in: Revista de Geomorfologie
• Main Author: Răzvan POPESCU
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: Romanian Association of Geomorphologists 2018
• Subjects: mountain permafrost; rock glaciers; rock–ice features; talus slopes; Iezer Mountains; geo; envir; Field Rock; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.21094/rg.2018.033; https://doaj.org/article/a807a95cbca44c1ca98796916a3af26d

This paper assesses the possibility of permafrost occurrence in Iezer Mountains using field observations, GIS analysis and thermal investigations in the field. Rock glaciers as the main mountain permafrost footprint in the landscape are mapped using cross validation from two independent inventories,...