The permafrost environment of northwest Hurd Peninsula (Livingston Island, maritime Antarctic): preliminary results

• Main Authors: Vieira, Gonçalo, Ramos, Miguel, Gruber, S., Hauck, C., Blanco, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The National Acadenies Press 2019
• Subjects: Permafrost environment; northwest Hurd Peninsula; Livingston Island; Maritime Antarctic; Antarctic; Hurd; Hurd peninsula; Reina Sofia; Antarc*; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/38913

The permafrost spatial distribution in Hurd Peninsula (Livingston Island, Antarctic) and its thermal state are the focus of the ongoing research. A multidisciplinary approach that includes meteorological and ground temperature monitoring, geomorphological mapping and geophysical surveying has been u...