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1. 1. A 2D Electrical Resistivity Survey of Palsas in Tavvavuoma, sub-arctic Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

   Author : Per Marklund; [2014]
   Keywords : Palsas; permafrost; peat plateaus; resistivity; ert; geophysics; Tavvavuoma; Palsar; permafrost; torvplatåer; resistivitet; ert; geofysik; Tavvavuoma;

   Abstract : Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) is a commonly used geophysical method to investigate permafrost in the mountain environment, but few studies have employed this method in a permafrost affected peatland. For this thesis, 5 ERT profiles were measured over 17 palsas and peat-plateaus in a palsa peatland environment in Tavvavuoma, northern Sweden, where the primary aim was to investigate the depth to the base of permafrost under the mounds. READ MORE