Prediction Model of Thermal Thawing Sensibility and Thaw Depth for Permafrost Embankment along the Qinghai-Tibet Engineering Corridor Using MODIS Data

Table 6

Computation cases considering for the distribution pattern of top layer permafrost and external environment conditions in QTEC.

Case indicator	Permafrost type	Moisture content	Air temperature, °C
1	Clay	0.2	-4.5
2	Clay	0.15	-5.5
3	Clay	0.25	-3.5
4	Clay	0.3	-3.0
5	Gravel	0.07	-4.5
6	Gravel	0.13	-5.5
7	Gravel	0.17	-3.0
8	Gravel	0.22	-3.5
9	Mudstone	0.2	-4.5
10	Mudstone	0.06	-3.5
11	Mudstone	0.1	-3.0
12	Mudstone	0.14	-5.5