Thermokarst processes in cold landscapes can significantly accelerate thawing of permafrost

Some of the coldest permafrost on Earth might be more vulnerable to thawing than previously thought. In the PERMANOR project led by the University of Oslo, an international research team has investigated so-called thermokarst processes which can significantly accelerate thawing of permafrost.

Thawing permafrost and thermokarst processes have made ponds in this peatland landscape in Northern Norway. Photo: Sebastian Westermann

Thawing permafrost and thermokarst processes have made ponds in this peatland landscape in Northern Norway. Photo: Sebastian Westermann

The research study is recently published in Nature Communications.

 

Read more in this article in titan.uio.no

Permafrost in the Arctic can thaw faster than presumed, titan.uio.no, 6.5.2020

 

Reference to the scientific article

Nitzbon, J., Westermann, S., Langer, M., Martin, LCP., Strauss, S., Laboor, S., Boike, J. 2020. Fast response of cold ice-rich permafrost in Northeast Siberia to a warming climate. Nature Communications, 11, Article number: 2201 (2020) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15725-8. 

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