Ground subsidence and heave over permafrost: hourly time series reveal interannual, seasonal and shorter-term movement caused by freezing, thawing and water movement

Gruber, Stephan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-1437-2020

Articles | Volume 14, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-1437-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-1437-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 4

Research article

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30 Apr 2020

Research article |

| 30 Apr 2020

Ground subsidence and heave over permafrost: hourly time series reveal interannual, seasonal and shorter-term movement caused by freezing, thawing and water movement

Stephan Gruber

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RC1: 'Gruber: «Ground subsidence and heave over permafrost ….»', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Dec 2019
- AC1: 'Responses to Anonymous Referee #1', Stephan Gruber, 19 Mar 2020
RC2: 'Referee comment on Gruber's "Ground subsidence and heave over permafrost: hourly time series reveal inter-annual, seasonal and shorter-term movement caused by freezing, thawing and water movement"', Anonymous Referee #2, 18 Mar 2020
- AC2: 'Responses to Anonymous Referee #2', Stephan Gruber, 19 Mar 2020

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (22 Mar 2020) by Ylva Sjöberg

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ED: Publish as is (01 Apr 2020) by Ylva Sjöberg

AR by Stephan Gruber on behalf of the Authors (01 Apr 2020) Manuscript

Short summary

A simple method to record heave and subsidence of the land surface at specific field locations is described. Hourly observations from three sites, over two winters and one summer, are analyzed and discussed. The data are rich in features that point to the influence of freezing and thawing and of wetting and drying of the soil. This type of observation may offer new insight into the processes of heat and mass transfer in soil and help to monitor climate change impacts.