TY - JOUR N2 - Research in Hornsund (SW Spitsbergen) aimed to determine time distribution of heat flux in various soils of Arctic periglacial zone in spring and summer. Typical soils were analysed: tundra gleyey cryogenic soil (Pergelic Cryaquent), tundra peaty soil (Pergelic Histosot) and arctic desert soil (Pergelic Cryorthent). Research sites were located in low plains not covered with ice, near a sea, at 7—13 m a.s.l. Heat flux in soils was measured and recorded automatically every 60 s throughout a whole observation period and concurrently at three sites. In spring and summer intensive heat accumulation was observed in all examined soils. Independently on the weather, a cryogenic gleyey soil received greatest heat throughout a day. Environmental conditions have distinct influence on heat resources in soils. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/111015/PDF/1994-1-2_051-070.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/111015 PY - 1994 IS - No 1-2 EP - 70 KW - Arctic KW - Spitsbergen KW - heat flux in soil KW - periglacial soils A1 - Angiel, Marek PB - Polish Academy of Sciences PB - Committee on Polar Research VL - vol. 15 DA - 1994 T1 - Heat flux in selected polar soils in spring and summer (Hornsund, Spitsbergen) SP - 51 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/111015 T2 - Polish Polar Research ER -