Articles | Volume 9, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-465-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-465-2015
Research article
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04 Mar 2015
Research article |  | 04 Mar 2015

Geophysical mapping of palsa peatland permafrost

Y. Sjöberg, P. Marklund, R. Pettersson, and S. W. Lyon

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Short summary
Permafrost peatlands are hydrological and biogeochemical hotspots in discontinuous permafrost areas. We estimate the depths to the permafrost table surface and base across a peatland in northern Sweden using ground penetrating radar and electrical resistivity tomography. Seasonal frost tables, taliks, and the permafrost base could be detected. The results highlight the added value of combining techniques for assessing distributions of permafrost in the rapidly changing sporadic permafrost zone.