Permafrost and active layer research on James Ross Island: An
overview

J 2019

Permafrost and active layer research on James Ross Island: An overview

HRBÁČEK, Filip, Daniel NÝVLT, Kamil LÁSKA, Michaela KŇAŽKOVÁ, Barbora KAMPOVÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Permafrost and active layer research on James Ross Island: An overview

Authors

HRBÁČEK, Filip (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Daniel NÝVLT (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Kamil LÁSKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Michaela KŇAŽKOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Barbora KAMPOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Zbyněk ENGEL (203 Czech Republic), Marc OLIVA (724 Spain) and Carsten W MUELLER (276 Germany)

Edition

Czech Polar Reports, Brno, Masarykova univerzita, 2019, 1805-0689

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10508 Physical geography

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/19:00110084

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CPR2019-1-3

Keywords in English

active layer; ground thermal regime; climate; snow cover; ground physical properties

Abstract

V originále

This study summarizes the current state of the active layer and permafrost research on James Ross Island. The analysis of climate parameters covers the reference period 2011–2017. The mean annual air temperature at the AWS-JGM site was -6.9°C (ranged from -3.9°C to -8.2°C). The mean annual ground temperature at the depth of 5 cm was -5.5°C (ranged from -3.3°C to -6.7°C) and it also reached -5.6°C (ranged from -4.0 to -6.8°C) at the depth of 50 cm. The mean daily ground temperature at the depth of 5 cm correlated moderately up to strongly with the air temperature depending on the season of the year. Analysis of the snow effect on the ground thermal regime confirmed a low insulating effect of snow cover when snow thickness reached up to 50 cm. A thicker snow accumu-lation, reaching at least 70 cm, can develop around the hyaloclastite breccia boulders where a well pronounced insulation effect on the near-surface ground thermal regime was observed. The effect of lithology on the ground physical properties and the active layer thickness was also investigated. Laboratory analysis of ground thermal propertiesshowed variation in thermal conductivity (0.3 to 0.9 Wm-1K-1). The thickest active layer (89 cm) was observed on the Berry Hill slopes site, where the lowest thawing degree days index (321 to 382°C·day) and the highest value of thermal conductivity (0.9 Wm-1K-1) was observed. The clearest influence of lithological conditions on active layer thickness was observed on the CALM-S grid. The site comprises a sandy Holocene marine terrace and muddy sand of the Whisky Bay Formation. Surveying using a manual probe, ground penetrating radar, and an electromagnetic conductivity meter clearly showed the effect of the lithological boundary on local variability of the active layer thickness.

Links

EF16_013/0001708, research and development project

Name: ECOPOLARIS - Změny ve struktuře a funkci součástí terestrických polárních ekosystémů (CzechPolar2)

LM2015078, research and development project

Name: Česká polární výzkumná infrastruktura (Acronym: CzechPolar2)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

MUNI/A/1576/2018, interní kód MU

Name: Komplexní výzkum geografického prostředí planety Země

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

Citovat

HRBÁČEK, Filip, Daniel NÝVLT, Kamil LÁSKA, Michaela KŇAŽKOVÁ, Barbora KAMPOVÁ, Zbyněk ENGEL, Marc OLIVA and Carsten W MUELLER. Permafrost and active layer research on James Ross Island: An overview. Czech Polar Reports. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019, vol. 9, No 1, p. 20-36. ISSN 1805-0689. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CPR2019-1-3.

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HRBÁČEK, Filip, Daniel NÝVLT, Kamil LÁSKA, Michaela KŇAŽKOVÁ, Barbora KAMPOVÁ, Zbyněk ENGEL, Marc OLIVA and Carsten W MUELLER. Permafrost and active layer research on James Ross Island: An overview. \textit{Czech Polar Reports}. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019, vol.~9, No~1, p.~20-36. ISSN~1805-0689. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CPR2019-1-3.

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