Active layer thermal regime in two climatically contrasted sites of the Antarctic Peninsula region

• Published in: Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica
• Main Authors: Hrbáček, F., Oliva, M., Laska, K., Ruiz-Fernández, J., de Pablo, M. A., Vieira, G., Ramos, M., Nývlt, D.
• Other Authors: Masaryk University project MUNI/A/561 1370/2014, Portuguese Science Foundation projects HOLOANTAR and PROPOLAR, AXA Research Fund
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad de La Rioja 2016
• Subjects: Antarctic Peninsula; James Ross Island; Livingston Island; active layer; air and ground temperatures; Península Antárctica; isla James Ross; isla Livingston; capa activa; temperaturas de suelo y de aire; Alta; Antarctic; Byers; Byers peninsula; Hielo; isla James; península Byers; Ross Isla; Ross Island; The Antarctic; Ulu Peninsula; Active layer thickness; Antarc*; Antártica; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://publicaciones.unirioja.es/ojs/index.php/cig/article/view/2915; https://doi.org/10.18172/cig.2915

Permafrost controls geomorphic processes in ice-free areas of the Antarctic Peninsula (AP) region. Future climate trends will promote significant changes of the active layer regime and permafrost distribution, and therefore a better characterization of present-day state is needed. With this purpose,...