Annual variation of the Frost Table at Kangerlussuaq airport

• Main Author: Millán Pastor, Pilar
• Other Authors: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria del Terreny, Cartogràfica i Geofísica, Gens Solé, Antonio
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya 2011
• Subjects: Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Materials i estructures; Pavements > Cold regions > Design and construction; reflective surfaces; GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar); settlements; thawing process; Permafrost; superficies reflejantes; asentamientos; proceso de deshielo; Paviments > Manteniment i reparació; Arctic; Kangerlussuaq; Kangerlussuaq Airport; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2099.1/14008

Anglès: Permafrost has become the most important feature in civil engineering in all the arctic regions. The construction of a new structure, such and road or and airfield, changes the thermal regime of the ground leading to a faster degradation of the frost table. The heat caused by the new structu...