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Automated mapping of mountain permafrost using the program PERMAKART within the geographical information system ARC/INFO
Author(s) -
Keller Felix
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
permafrost and periglacial processes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1099-1530
pISSN - 1045-6740
DOI - 10.1002/ppp.3430030210
Subject(s) - permafrost , terrain , geology , digital elevation model , geographic information system , physical geography , remote sensing , arc (geometry) , landform , digital mapping , geomorphology , cartography , geography , engineering , oceanography , mechanical engineering
The application PERMAKART of the glaciological information system KRYO on ARC/INFO plots supposed mountain permafrost distribution on any topographical map. Results of fieldwork since 1970 and surface analyses based on a digital terrain model (DTM) are used. In Switzerland PERMAKART could become a planning tool for decisions about possible occurrence of mountain permafrost because the DTM RIMINI is available for the entire country.