Modeling of Permafrost Distribution in the Semi-arid Chilean Andes

• Main Author: Azocar, Guillermo
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Waterloo 2013
• Subjects: modeling; semi-arid; rockglaciers; huasco; gam; linear mixed-effect model; mountain; LMEM; chilean andes; semi-arid Chilean Andes; permafrost; modeling of permafrost; rock glacier; andes; chile; maat; mean annual air temperature; semiarid; rockglacier; elqui; limari; choapa; Geography; Gam
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/8109

The distribution of mountain permafrost is generally modeled using a combination of statistical techniques and empirical variables. Such models, based on topographic, climatic and geomorphological predictors of permafrost, have been widely used to estimate the spatial distribution of mountain permaf...