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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-3383-2024
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Research article
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25 Jul 2024
Research article |
| 25 Jul 2024
| 25 Jul 2024
Spectral induced polarization imaging to monitor seasonal and annual dynamics of frozen ground at a mountain permafrost site in the Italian Alps
Theresa Maierhofer
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation, TU Wien, 1040 Vienna, Austria
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
Adrian Flores Orozco
Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation, TU Wien, 1040 Vienna, Austria
Nathalie Roser
Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation, TU Wien, 1040 Vienna, Austria
Jonas K. Limbrock
Institute of Geosciences, Geophysics Section, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
Christin Hilbich
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
Clemens Moser
Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation, TU Wien, 1040 Vienna, Austria
Andreas Kemna
Institute of Geosciences, Geophysics Section, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
Elisabetta Drigo
independent researcher: Aosta Valley, 11010 Saint-Pierre, Italy
Umberto Morra di Cella
Environmental Protection Agency of Aosta Valley (ARPA), 11020 Saint-Christophe, Italy
Christian Hauck
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Rockwall permafrost dynamics evidenced by repeated and Automated Electrical Resistivity Tomography at Aiguille du Midi (3842 m a.s.l., French Alps) F. Abdulsamad et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-2181-2026
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- Quantifying permafrost ground ice contents in the Tien Shan and Pamir (Central Asia): a petrophysical joint inversion approach using a geometric mean model T. Mathys et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-6591-2025
- Geophysical quantification of water phases: influence of surface conductivity and temperature modelling M. Steiner et al. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggag033
- Observing rock moisture changes using electrical resistivity tomography in frost weathering caves P. Oberender et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2025.110048
- Estimating permafrost ice content from independent frequency inversion of high-frequency IP Data: a case study from Heliport Mire, Abisko, Sweden M. Sugand et al. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggag029
- Induction effect removal for high frequency induced polarization data R. Schulz et al. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggaf403
- Seasonal ice storage changes and meltwater generation at Murtèl rock glacier (Engadine, eastern Swiss Alps): estimates from measurements and energy budgets in the coarse blocky active layer D. Amschwand et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-2219-2025
- Spectral induced polarization survey for the estimation of hydrogeological parameters in an active rock glacier C. Moser et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-143-2025
- Induced polarization as a tool to characterize permafrost 1. Theory and laboratory experiments A. Revil et al. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggaf443
- Insights into the structural properties of frozen rock from fitting a two-component model to broad-band SIP laboratory data A. Hördt et al. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggaf411
- Bayesian inference of hysteretic behavior of unfrozen water content and electrical conductivity in saturated frozen rocks H. Luo et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.132146
- Rockwall permafrost dynamics evidenced by repeated and Automated Electrical Resistivity Tomography at Aiguille du Midi (3842 m a.s.l., French Alps) F. Abdulsamad et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-2181-2026
- Spectral induced polarization measurements at different mountain permafrost landforms with varying ice contents T. Maierhofer et al. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggag005
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Short summary
In this study, we apply an electrical method in a high-mountain permafrost terrain in the Italian Alps, where long-term borehole temperature data are available for validation. In particular, we investigate the frequency dependence of the electrical properties for seasonal and annual variations along a 3-year monitoring period. We demonstrate that our method is capable of resolving temporal changes in the thermal state and the ice / water ratio associated with seasonal freeze–thaw processes.
In this study, we apply an electrical method in a high-mountain permafrost terrain in the...
