| Title | Quantifying surface temperature inversions and their impact on the ground thermal regime at a high Arctic site |
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| Author | Smith, S L ;
Bonnaventure, P P |
| Source | Permafrost and Periglacial Processes - short communication; Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research vol. 49, no. 1, 2017 p. 173-185, https://doi.org/10.1657/AAAR0016-039  Open Access |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20100445 |
| Publisher | Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Nunavut |
| NTS | 120E/05; 120E/06; 120E/12; 120E/11 |
| Area | Alert |
| Lat/Long WENS | -62.5167 -62.4833 82.5167 82.4833 |
| Subjects | Nature and Environment; ground temperatures; data collections; permafrost; thermal regimes; coastal environment |
| Illustrations | location maps; tables; graphs; histograms; sterograms |
| Program | Climate Change Geoscience |
| Released | 2018 01 05 |
| Abstract | Air and ground temperature data collected at Canadian Forces Station Alert, Nunavut, Canada, have been analyzed to investigate the potential role that air temperature inversions play in influencing the
spatial variation of permafrost thermal conditions in coastal areas of the High Arctic. Frequent, persistent air temperature inversions have been documented using a series of weather stations deployed along an elevation gradient inland from the
coast. During inversion periods, which may last several days, air temperatures in valley bottoms can be up to 10 °C lower than adjacent stations located at elevations 47 to 130 m higher. The occurrence of air temperature inversions during the winter
combined with thin snow cover suggest a mechanism explaining the observation of lower winter ground-surface temperatures and colder permafrost conditions in valley bottoms compared to higher elevations. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 287931 |
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