The dataset contains: Python scripts to model permafrost in the Southern Carpathians, Romania Predictor dataset: DEM, NDVI, Potential Incoming Solar Radiation, Snow persistence index Model outputs permafrost prediction maps for the individual ML models and the ensemble map. All in Netcdf format. This dataset comes in support to the manuscript: Popescu and Filhol et al (in review). Permafrost Distribution in the Southern Carpathians, Romania, Derived from Machine Learning Modeling.