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The
following reference reviews methods for monitoring active-layer thickness and
related parameters.
Nelson, F.E., and Hinkel, K.M. (2003). Methods for measuring active-layer thickness.
In: Humlum, O. and Matsuoka, N. (eds.) A Handbook on Periglacial Field
Methods. Longyearbyen, Norway: University of the North in Svalbard.
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The original CALM protocols, published in 1996 as part of the ITEX Manual,
are:
Active Layer Monitoring
includes discussion on sampling designs,
probing, frost tubes and soil temperature measurements.
Soil Moisture
including stationary and spatial measurements
using gravimetric method and Vitel soil moisture probes.
Ground Subsidence and Heave
Site Location
reporting geographic coordinates of CALM sites
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