Permafrost and active layer monitoring in the maritime Antarctic: preliminary results from CALM sites on Livingston and Deception Islands

This paper describes results obtained from scientific work and experiments performed on Livingston and Deception Islands. Located in the South Shetland Archipelago, these islands have been some of the most sensitive regions over the last 50 years with respect to climate change with a Mean Annual Air...

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Main Authors: Ramos, M., Vieira GT, Teles Vieira, G, Gruber, S., Blanco, J. J., Hauck, C., Hidalgo, M. A., Tomé, D., Neves, M., Trindade, A.
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: U.S. Geological Survey 2019
Subjects:
Antarctic
Deception Island
Active layer monitoring
Active layer temperature
Active layer thickness
Antarc*
permafrost
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/38910
https://doi.org/10.3133/of2007-1047.srp070
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Summary:This paper describes results obtained from scientific work and experiments performed on Livingston and Deception Islands. Located in the South Shetland Archipelago, these islands have been some of the most sensitive regions over the last 50 years with respect to climate change with a Mean Annual Air Temperature (MAAT) close to -2 ºC. Three Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) sites were installed to record the thermal regime and the behaviour of the active layer in different places with similar climate, but with different soil composition, porosity, and water content. The study’s ultimate aim is to document the influence of climate change on permafrost degradation. Preliminary results, obtained in 2006, on maximum active-layer thickness (around 40 cm in the CALM of Deception Island), active layer temperature evolution, snow thickness, and air temperatures permit early characterization of energy exchange mechanisms between the ground and the atmosphere in the CALM-S sites. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

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