Interactions between climate, vegetation and active layer in Maritime and continental Antarctica for climate change monitoring

• Main Authors: GUGLIELMIN, MAURO, CANNONE, NICOLETTA, Ellis Evans JC
• Other Authors: Guglielmin, Mauro, Ellis Evans, Jc, Cannone, Nicoletta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: Signy Island; Victoria Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11383/1786933

Within RiSCC project both in Maritime and in northern Victoria Land the system permafrost and vegetation has been monitored during the summers 2000/2001 and 2001/2002.The results demonstrate that vegetation exerts a buffering effect on the ground thermal regime and that its role in the energy balanc...