期刊
CATENA
卷 160, 期 -, 页码 141-153出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2017.09.014
关键词
Permafrost; Active layer; Kafficsyra; Svalbard
资金
- National Science Centre of Poland [2011/03/B/ST10/06172]
This article focuses on short-term changes in the thermal conditions and thickness of the active layer during the summer season of 2015, observed in test fields located in the tundra and the beach areas in the Kaffioyra region Svalbard. The purpose was also to attempt a detailed analysis of short-term relationships between the rate and the dynamic of ground thaw and air temperature, as well as to determine the influence of the local surface features and geological structures on the thaw rate. Active layer thickness in the Kaffioyra region is considerably diversified both spatially and temporally. Throughout the analysed timeframe average ground temperatures on the beach and in the tundra were above zero and a delayed response of ground temperature to changes in air temperature was generally observed. The increase in the thickness of the active layer on the beach was 0.8 cm per day, whereas in the tundra it averaged 1.3 cm. One essential factor conditioning the short-term variability of the thickness and thermal conditions of an active layer is the activity of contemporary morphogenetic processes, which affect the dynamic of changes in the morphology of permafrost areas and their geological structure. Examples of such changes can be found in coastal zones exposed to tidal activity and undergoing glacial processes. The research demonstrated the substantial influence of local morphology and lithological and geological structures of the active layer on the variable thaw intensity and thickness growth rate in the tundra and beach environments.
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