Observations of the "Thermal Offset" in Near-Surface Mean Annual Ground Temperatures at Several Sites near Mayo, Yukon Territory, Canada | Zendy

C. R. Burn | Zendy; C. A. S. Smith | Zendy

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Observations of the "Thermal Offset" in Near-Surface Mean Annual Ground Temperatures at Several Sites near Mayo, Yukon Territory, Canada

Author(s) -

C. R. Burn,

C. A. S. Smith

Publication year - 1988

Publication title -

arctic

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1923-1245

pISSN - 0004-0843

DOI - 10.14430/arctic1700

Subject(s) - permafrost , active layer , mean radiant temperature , offset (computer science) , geology , physical geography , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , climatology , climate change , geography , layer (electronics) , oceanography , materials science , geotechnical engineering , computer science , composite material , programming language , thin film transistor

Temperature profiles in the surface layers of the ground were measured frequently over a 12-month period beginning in May 1984 at seven sites near Mayo, Yukon Territory. Permafrost is present at six of the sites. The mean annual ground temperature profile at each site displays a thermal offset, with measured mean annual temperatures in the active layer up to 1.7"C higher than in permafrost. Similar mean annual soil temperature profiles are presented from other stations in northern Canada and the U.S.S.R. Such near-surface inflections are not included in conventional models of the thermal regime of permafrost. The data indicate that equilibrium or aggrading permafrost may be present at sites where the mean annual ground surface temperature is above 0°C.

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