Azócar, Guillermo; Brenning, Alexander; Bodin, Xavier (2016): Permafrost Favorability Index Map (PFI) for the Chilean Semi-Arid Andes [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.859332, Supplement to: Azócar, G et al. (2016): Permafrost Distribution Modeling in the Semi-Arid Chilean Andes. The Cryosphere, 11, 877-890, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2016-100
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Abstract:
The Permafrost Favorability Index (PFI) map for the Chilean Semi-Arid Andes (29°S-32°S) indicates where permafrost is likely to occur (resolution 30 m x 30 m). The predicted favorability of permafrost occurrence ranges between 0 and 1, where high PFI values indicate most favorable environmental conditions for permafrost existence and low values indicates that permafrost will be present in exceptional circumstances with favorable local conditions.
Conditions highly favorable to permafrost presence (PFI > 0.75) are predicted for 1051 km² of mountain terrain, or 2.7 % of the total area of the watersheds studied. Favorable conditions are expected to occur in 2636 km², or 6.8% of the area. Especially the Elqui and Huasco watersheds in the northern half of the study area where a substantial surface portion (11.8 % each) was considered to be favorable for permafrost presence, while predicted favorable areas in the southern Limarí and Choapa watersheds are mostly limited to specific sub-watersheds.
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Median Latitude: -30.500000 * Median Longitude: -70.900000 * South-bound Latitude: -32.000000 * West-bound Longitude: -70.900000 * North-bound Latitude: -29.000000 * East-bound Longitude: -70.900000
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