Modeling active layer thickness in permafrost rock walls based on an analytical solution of the heat transport equation, Kitzsteinhorn, Hohe Tauern Range, Austria

Aumer, Wolfgang; Hartmeyer, Ingo; Görres, Carolyn-Monika; Uteau, Daniel; Offer, Maike; Peth, Stephan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-473-2025

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Modeling active layer thickness in permafrost rock walls based on an analytical solution of the heat transport equation, Kitzsteinhorn, Hohe Tauern Range, Austria

Wolfgang Aumer, Ingo Hartmeyer, Carolyn-Monika Görres, Daniel Uteau, Maike Offer, and Stephan Peth

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