bottom temperature of snow cover (BTS)
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0031
Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: Temperature measured at the base of the snow cover during mid- to late- winter (February/March).
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bottom temperature of snow cover (BTS)
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Such measurements are used in the BTS method to predict the presence or absence of permafrost in mountain areas where the winter snow cover is thicker than about 1.0 m
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561
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