Air and Ground Temperature Variations Observed along Elevation and Continentality Gradients in Southern Norway

Herman Farbrot, Tobias Florian Hipp, Bernd Etzelmüller, Ketil Isaksen, Rune Strand Ødegård, Thomas Vikhamar Schuler and Ole Humlum

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 2011, vol. 22, issue 4, 343-360

Abstract: The coupling between air and ground temperatures in the mountains of southern Norway was examined using 12 shallow boreholes drilled in August 2008. Three borehole arrays (at Juvvass, Jetta and Tron), each with boreholes at different elevations, were established along a continentality gradient. At the least continental site (Juvvass), the transect includes boreholes with shallow seasonal frost to continuous permafrost, while at Jetta and Tron, the arrays covered the transition from relatively deep seasonal frost to marginal permafrost. On the north slope of Tron, however, ground surface temperatures indicate more widespread permafrost conditions, apparently due to the negative thermal anomaly associated with an openwork block field. The surface offsets (mean ground surface temperature (MGST) minus mean air temperature (MAT)) ranged from

Date: 2011
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