Temporal and spatial variation in active layer depth in the McMurdo Sound Region, Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Adlam, Leah Seree, Balks, Megan R., Seybold, Cathy A., Campbell, David I.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2010
• Subjects: active layer prediction; altitudinal gradient; Cryosol; latitudinal gradient; permafrost; soil temperature; McMurdo Sound; New Zealand; Polar Plateau; Granite Harbour; Marble Point; Minna Bluff; Mount Fleming; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/4562; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102009990460

A soil climate monitoring network, consisting of seven automated weather stations, was established between 1999 and 2003, ranging from Minna Bluff to Granite Harbour and from near sea level to about 1700m on the edge of the polar plateau. Active layer depth was calculated for each site for eight suc...