Permafrost am Pico de Orizaba/Mexiko

In Mexico (ca. 19° N) permafrost is found on Pico de Orizaba volcano between 5000 and 4600 m altitude. The permafrost is fossil. Different types of ground ice can be distinguished. The permafrost occurrence beneath the snowline (ca. 5000 m) shows that in Mexico snowline and lower altitudinal limit o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: K. Heine
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Copernicus Publications 1975-01-01
Series:Eiszeitalter und Gegenwart
Online Access:https://www.eg-quaternary-sci-j.net/26/212/1975/egqsj-26-212-1975.pdf