Articles | Volume 7, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-7-1-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-7-1-2019
Research article
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10 Jan 2019
Research article |  | 10 Jan 2019

Potentials and pitfalls of permafrost active layer monitoring using the HVSR method: a case study in Svalbard

Andreas Köhler and Christian Weidle

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The uppermost part of permanently frozen ground can thaw during summer and refreeze during winter. We use a method based on naturally generated seismic waves to continuously monitor these changes close to the research settlement of Ny-Ålesund in Svalbard between April and August 2016. Our results reveal some potential pitfalls when interpreting temporal variations in the data. However, we show that a careful data analysis makes this method a very useful tool for long-term permafrost monitoring.
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