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AN: NS31B-08 [Abstracts]
TI: Probing and Monitoring the Active Layer of Permafrost in Deception Island (Antarctica)
AU: Tomé, D
EM: davidtome.alu@uah.es
AF: Department of Physics, University of Alcalá, Spain, Department of Physics, University of
Alcalá, Spain
Crta. Madrid-Barcelona km. 33,6, 28871 Alcalá de Henares-Madrid-SPAIN, Alcala de Henares, Mad 28871, Spain
AU: * Blanco, J J
EM: juanjo.blanco@uah.es
AF: Department of Physics, University of Alcalá, Spain, Department of Physics, University of
Alcalá, Spain
Crta. Madrid-Barcelona km. 33,6, 28871 Alcalá de Henares-Madrid-SPAIN, Alcala de Henares, Mad 28871, Spain
AU: Ramos, M
EM: miguel.ramos@uah.es
AF: Department of Physics, University of Alcalá, Spain, Department of Physics, University of
Alcalá, Spain
Crta. Madrid-Barcelona km. 33,6, 28871 Alcalá de Henares-Madrid-SPAIN, Alcala de Henares, Mad 28871, Spain
AU: Hidalgo, M A
EM: miguel.hidalgo@uah.es
AF: Department of Physics, University of Alcalá, Spain, Department of Physics, University of
Alcalá, Spain
Crta. Madrid-Barcelona km. 33,6, 28871 Alcalá de Henares-Madrid-SPAIN, Alcala de Henares, Mad 28871, Spain
AU: Rodriguez-Pacheco, J
EM: javier.pacheco@uah.es
AF: Department of Physics, University of Alcalá, Spain, Department of Physics, University of
Alcalá, Spain
Crta. Madrid-Barcelona km. 33,6, 28871 Alcalá de Henares-Madrid-SPAIN, Alcala de Henares, Mad 28871, Spain
AU: Vieira, G
AF: Centre for Geographical Studies, University of Lisbon, Portugal, Centre for Geographical
Studies, University of Lisbon, Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal
AU: Gruber, S
AF: Glaciology and Geomorphodynamics Group, Department of Geography, University of
Zurich, Switzerland, Glaciology and Geomorphodynamics Group, Department of Geography, University of Zurich,
Switzerland, Switzerland
AU: Hauck, C
AF: Inst. for Meteorology and Climate Research, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe.
University/Karlsruhe, Germany, Meteorology and Climate Research, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe.
University/Karlsruhe, Germany, Germany
AU: Ortiz, R
AF: ) Instituto de Geología, Museo de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Instituto de Geología, Museo
de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC
, Spain
AB:
During the last years, our group has established a complete set of experiments with the goal of monitoring the
thermal and depth variation in the active layer in the surrounding area to the Spanish Antarctic Station Gabriel de
Castilla located in Deception Island (South Shetlands archipelago.Antarctic). The initial campaigns were
addressed to measure meteorological parameters such as; air and soil temperature and humidity, solar and
infrared radiation and wind speed and azimuth in summer periods. These initial efforts have permitted to define
areas of special interest where a complete study of the active layer depth and the permafrost distribution has
been performed. Nowadays, a protocol CALM site located close to Crater Lake is maintained and data about
active layer depth and ground temperature are continuously recorded.
DE: 0702 Permafrost (0475)
DE: 0706 Active layer
DE: 0710 Periglacial processes
DE: 0712 Cryosol
SC: Near-Surface Geophysics [NS]
MN: 2007 Joint Assembly