Permafrost and periglacial research in Antarctica

In the last two years the research within the Antarctic Permafrost, Periglacial Environments and Soils (ANTPAS) Expert Group of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) andWorking Group of the International Permafrost Association (IPA) provided newresults on the dynamics of periglacial...

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Published in:Geomorphology
Main Authors: Guglielmin, Mauro, Vieira, Goncalo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017
Subjects:
Antarctica
permafrost
active layer
soils
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
International Permafrost Association
SCAR
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/27208
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.04.005
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Summary:In the last two years the research within the Antarctic Permafrost, Periglacial Environments and Soils (ANTPAS) Expert Group of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) andWorking Group of the International Permafrost Association (IPA) provided newresults on the dynamics of periglacial environments both inMaritime and Continental Antarctica. In continental Antarctica despite the absence of air warming, in the last 15 years an active layer thickening and acceleration of permafrost degradation erosional phenomena were reported, these beingmainly related to the increase of solar radiation. On the other hand, inMaritime Antarctica,with a dramatic airwarming, permafrost degradation has been observed, but the role of snowcover on the ground energy balance and consequently on permafrost and active layer has been underlined. Moreover, many contributions on the knowledge on the characteristics of the Antarctic soils were carried out in several areas along a wide latitudinal range. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

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