A first estimate of mountain permafrost distribution in the Mount Cook region of New Zealand’s southern alps

• Main Authors: Allen, S, Owens, I, Huggel, C
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Institute of Geography; 910 Geography & travel; permafrost distribution; rock instabilities; spatial modeling; Southern Alps; New Zealand; Mount Cook; permafrost
• Online Access: https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/5447/; https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/5447/13/Allen_Owens_First_Estimate_2008V.pdf; http://www.blue-europa.org/nicop_proceedings/1%20Vol%201%20(i-250).pdf; https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-5447

The heavily glaciated Mount Cook Region of New Zealand has experienced several recent large rock instabilities, but permafrost conditions related to these events remain unknown. This work presents the first systematic approach for investigating the distribution of mountain permafrost in New Zealand....