Spatial and temporal changes in soil climate and active layer depth in the Ross Sea Region, Antarctica, 1999-2018

• Main Author: Carshalton, Annette
• Other Authors: Balks, Megan R., O'Neill, Tanya Ann, Brian, Karin
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Waikato 2020
• Subjects: Antarctica; Active Layer; Ross Sea; Soil; Temperature; Climate Change; Permafrost; Amundsen Sea; Scott Base; Wright Valley; Granite Harbour; Victoria Valley; Marble Point; Minna Bluff; Antarc*; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/13519

The depth of seasonal thaw (the active layer depth) integrates a range of soil and atmospheric climate variables and has potential to provide a clear signal of a changing climate. Nine soil climate monitoring stations (SCS) were established between 1999 and 2012 and are currently operating in the Ro...