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Freeze–thaw cycles and snow impact at arid permafrost region in Chajnantor Volcano, Atacama, northern Chile

Gabriela Menaa Department of Civil Engineering, University of Chile, Santiago, ChileView further author information
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Kenji Yoshikawaa Department of Civil Engineering, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile;b Water and Environmental Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Norbert Schorghoferc Planetary Science Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5821-4066View further author information
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César Pasténa Department of Civil Engineering, University of Chile, Santiago, ChileView further author information
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Felipe Agustin Ochoaa Department of Civil Engineering, University of Chile, Santiago, ChileView further author information
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Yuzuru Yoshiid Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanView further author information
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Mamoru Doid Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanView further author information
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Takeshi Miyatad Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanView further author information
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Hidenori Takahashid Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanView further author information
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Gino Casassae General Directorate of Water, Ministry of Public Works, Santiago, Chile;f Gaia-Antarctica Research Center, University of Magallanes, Punta Arenas, ChileView further author information
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Toshio Soneg Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, JapanView further author information
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Pages 60-66 | Received 09 Oct 2020, Accepted 15 Jan 2021, Published online: 09 Feb 2021

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