The regional distribution of mountain permafrost in Iceland

Bernd Etzelmüller; Herman Farbrot; Águst Guomundsson; Ole Humlum; Ole Einar Tveito; Helgi Björnsson

doi:10.1002/ppp.583

The regional distribution of mountain permafrost in Iceland

Bernd Etzelmüller
, Herman Farbrot
, Águst Guomundsson
, Ole Humlum
, Ole Einar Tveito
, Helgi Björnsson

Engineering and Natural Sciences

University of Iceland

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Abstract

A regional map of permafrost distribution in Iceland was developed based on meteorological data. The regional model was calibrated with ground surface temperature data and tested using ground temperature data from four shallow boreholes and a rock glacier inventory. The results indicate widespread mountain permafrost at elevations above 800-900 m a.s.l. in northern and eastern Iceland. According to the regional map, the mountain permafrost zone covers c. 8000 km² Which is about 8% of the country's land area.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	185-199
Number of pages	15
Journal	Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
Volume	18
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.583
Publication status	Published - Apr 2007

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Ground temperatures
Iceland
Mapping
Modelling
Permafrost

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