Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | The Cryosphere Discuss., 6, 5345–5403, 2012 www.the-cryosphere-discuss.net/6/5345/2012/ The Cryosphere doi:10.5194/tcd-6-5345-2012 Discussions TCD © Author(s) 2012. CC Attribution 3.0 License. 6, 5345–5403, 2012 This discussion paper is/has been under review for the journal The Cryosphere (TC). Permafrost modeling Please refer to the corresponding final paper in TC if available. in Southern Norway S. Westermann et al. Transient thermal modeling of permafrost Title Page conditions in Southern Norway Abstract Introduction Conclusions References S. Westermann, T. V. Schuler, K. Gisnas,˚ and B. Etzelmuller¨ Tables Figures Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1047, Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway Received: 3 December 2012 – Accepted: 10 December 2012 – Published: 20 December 2012 J I Correspondence to: S. Westermann (
[email protected]) J I Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union. Back Close Full Screen / Esc Printer-friendly Version Interactive Discussion 5345 Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Abstract TCD Thermal modeling is a powerful tool to infer the temperature regime of the ground in permafrost areas. We present a transient permafrost model, CryoGrid 2, that calcu- 6, 5345–5403, 2012 lates ground temperatures according to conductive heat transfer in the soil and in the 5 snow pack. CryoGrid 2 is forced by operational air temperature and snow depth prod- Permafrost modeling ucts for potential permafrost areas in Southern Norway for the period 1958 to 2009 in Southern Norway at 1 km spatial resolution.