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Influence of snow cover on ground surface temperature in the zone of sporadic permafrost, Tatra Mountains, Poland and Slovakia
AbstractThis paper examines a statistical relationship between air temperature, snow cover and its basal temperature in the zone of sporadic permafrost occurrence in the Tatra Mountains of Poland and Slovakia. A two-year record was analysed containing daily values of air temperature and snow cover depth at a reference station, and also winter ground surface temperature at 5 sites located in different topographic conditions. Correlation coefficients between the daily basal temperature of snow cover and mean air temperature or/and snow depth from previous days were calculated. The results show that inter-seasonal changes of winter ground surface temperature may be related both to changes in snow depth and air temperature in winter, and to air temperature changes in snow-free period. We infer that snow cover is an important but not necessarily a critical factor determining sporadic permafrost occurrence in the Tatra Mountains.
Influence of snow cover on ground surface temperature in the zone of sporadic permafrost, Tatra Mountains, Poland and Slovakia
AbstractThis paper examines a statistical relationship between air temperature, snow cover and its basal temperature in the zone of sporadic permafrost occurrence in the Tatra Mountains of Poland and Slovakia. A two-year record was analysed containing daily values of air temperature and snow cover depth at a reference station, and also winter ground surface temperature at 5 sites located in different topographic conditions. Correlation coefficients between the daily basal temperature of snow cover and mean air temperature or/and snow depth from previous days were calculated. The results show that inter-seasonal changes of winter ground surface temperature may be related both to changes in snow depth and air temperature in winter, and to air temperature changes in snow-free period. We infer that snow cover is an important but not necessarily a critical factor determining sporadic permafrost occurrence in the Tatra Mountains.
Influence of snow cover on ground surface temperature in the zone of sporadic permafrost, Tatra Mountains, Poland and Slovakia
Gądek, Bogdan (author) / Leszkiewicz, Jan (author)
Cold Regions, Science and Technology ; 60 ; 205-211
2009-10-07
7 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English