Research Article

Mountain permafrost on active volcanoes: field data and statistical mapping, Klyuchevskaya volcano group, Kamchatka, Russia

  1. A. Abramov1,*,
  2. S. Gruber2,
  3. D. Gilichinsky1

Article first published online: 6 AUG 2008

DOI: 10.1002/ppp.622

Issue

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volume 19, Issue 3, pages 261–277, July/September 2008

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How to Cite

Abramov, A., Gruber, S. and Gilichinsky, D. (2008), Mountain permafrost on active volcanoes: field data and statistical mapping, Klyuchevskaya volcano group, Kamchatka, Russia. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 19: 261–277. doi: 10.1002/ppp.622

Author Information

  1. 1

    Soil Cryology Laboratory, Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia

  2. 2

    Glaciology and Geomorphodynamics Group, Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland

*Soil Cryology Laboratory, Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290, Institutskaya str. 2, Pushchino, Moscow region, Russia.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 14 AUG 2008
  2. Article first published online: 6 AUG 2008
  3. Manuscript Revised: 2 MAY 2008
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 2 MAY 2008
  5. Manuscript Received: 3 AUG 2007

Funded by

  • Russian Fund for Basic Research. Grant Number: 07-05-00953
  • IPY projects ‘Thermal State of Permafrost’ and ‘Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring’
  • NASA Astrobiology Institute
  • University of Zurich, Switzerland

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Keywords:

  • Kamchatka;
  • mountain permafrost;
  • active volcanoes;
  • ground temperatures;
  • ground properties;
  • active layer;
  • statistical modelling

Abstract

Permafrost is widespread in mountainous volcanic areas of the Kamchatka Peninsula. In this paper, we describe geocryological conditions (active layer depths, permafrost temperatures, ground thermal properties and cryostratigraphy) in the Klyuchevskaya volcano group and estimate the spatial distribution of permafrost using a simple statistical model. Measured mean annual ground temperatures (MAGTs) vary from near 0°C around 950 m a.s.l. to −7°C at 2500 m a.s.l. and permafrost is predicted to occur at elevations >∼700 m a.s.l. Heat transfer modelling indicates that the maximum permafrost thickness is about 1000 m for the highest summits (∼5000 m a.s.l.). Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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