Geophysical methods in research of permafrost in the Tatra Mountains and northern Scandinavia

A set of geophysical methods were implemented in the research conducted on permafrost of the Tatra Mountains and the Abisko area, Northern Sweden. Results of geophysical surveys show evidence of permafrost in both areas. Compara-tive studies on the occurrence of permafrost in the Tatras and in the A...

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Main Author: Dobiński, Wojciech
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12128/16751
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Summary:A set of geophysical methods were implemented in the research conducted on permafrost of the Tatra Mountains and the Abisko area, Northern Sweden. Results of geophysical surveys show evidence of permafrost in both areas. Compara-tive studies on the occurrence of permafrost in the Tatras and in the Abisko area indicate that contemporary active as well as fossil permafrost might occur in both locations. Results of the electric resistivity, electromagnetic, shallow refraction seismic, and ground penetrating radar methods reveal similar results and might be successfully used in indirect research on perma-frost in the mountainous regions.