Modelling of the thermal regime of permafrost during 1990–2014 in Hornsund, Svalbard

The thermal state of permafrost is a crucial indicator of environmental changes occurring in the Arctic. The monitoring of ground temperatures in Svalbard has been carried out in instrumented boreholes, although only few are deeper than 10 m and none are located in southern part of Spitsbergen. Only...

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Main Authors: Wawrzyniak Tomasz, Osuch Marzena, Napiórkowski Jarosław, Westermann Sebastian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2016-06-01
Series:Polish Polar Research
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/popore.2016.37.issue-2/popore-2016-0013/popore-2016-0013.xml?format=INT