Climate warming and permafrost dynamics in the Antarctic Peninsula region

• Published in: Global and Planetary Change
• Main Authors: Bockheim, J., Vieira, Goncalo, Ramos, M., López-Martínez, J., Serrano, E., Guglielmin, M., Wilhelm, K., Nieuwendam, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: Permafrost; Active-layer; Ground surface temperature; Boreholes; Temperature gradient; Periglacial features; Adelaide Island; Alexander Island; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Biscoe; Biscoe Islands; Palmer Archipelago; Palmer Station; Palmer-Station; South Orkney Islands; South Shetland Islands; The Antarctic; Vernadsky Station; Antarc*; Ice; permafrost; Thermokarst
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/28360; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.10.018

Dramatic warming of the climate over the last several decades has influenced the properties and distribution of permafrost in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Five approaches were used to estimate the distribution of permafrost in the region: (1) correlation of permafrost distribution with mean annua...