A synoptic account of flora in the National Wetland Park of the Alpine Permafrost Zone, Jimunai, Xinjiang [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalThe alpine periglacial wetland, situated near the alpine snow belt, represents one of the most extreme wetland ecosystems. The National Wetland Park in the Jimunai alpine periglacial zone, Xinjiang, China, is located within the the Mus Island glacier ...
Qiumei Cao +4 more
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Contrasting Patterns of the Bacterial Communities in Melting Ponds and Periglacial Rivers of the Zhuxi glacier in the Tibet Plateau [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2020 Since the early 21st century, global climate change has been inducing rapid glacier retreat at an unprecedented rate. In this context, the melt ponds impart increasing unique footprints on the periglacial rivers due to their hydrodynamic connection ...
Yang Hu +7 more
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Sedimentary ancient DNA and pollen reveal the composition of plant organic matter in Late Quaternary permafrost sediments of the Buor Khaya Peninsula (north-eastern Siberia) [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2017 Organic matter deposited in ancient, ice-rich permafrost sediments is vulnerable to climate change and may contribute to the future release of greenhouse gases; it is thus important to get a better characterization of the plant organic matter within such
H. H. Zimmermann +7 more
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Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in Arctic ground ice [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2015 Thermal permafrost degradation and coastal erosion in the Arctic remobilize substantial amounts of organic carbon (OC) and nutrients which have accumulated in late Pleistocene and Holocene unconsolidated deposits.
M. Fritz +6 more
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Observation-based modelling of permafrost carbon fluxes with accounting for deep carbon deposits and thermokarst activity [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2015 High-latitude soils store vast amounts of perennially frozen and therefore inert organic matter. With rising global temperatures and consequent permafrost degradation, a part of this carbon stock will become available for microbial decay and eventual ...
T. Schneider von Deimling +8 more
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Regional Morpho-Kinematic Inventory of Slope Movements in Northern Norway
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 Mountain slopes in periglacial environments are affected by frost- and gravity-driven processes that shape the landscape. Both rock glaciers and rockslides have been intensively inventoried worldwide.
Line Rouyet +11 more
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Frozen ponds: production and storage of methane during the Arctic winter in a lowland tundra landscape in northern Siberia, Lena River delta [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2015 Lakes and ponds play a key role in the carbon cycle of permafrost ecosystems, where they are considered to be hotspots of carbon dioxide CO2 and methane CH4 emission.
M. Langer +4 more
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Arctic Science, 2023 This paper documents the first comprehensive inventory of thermokarst and thaw-sensitive terrain indicators for a 2 million km2 region of northwestern Canada. This is accomplished through the Thermokarst Mapping Collective (TMC), a research collaborative
Steven V. Kokelj +26 more
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Remote Sensing, 2023 The Essential Climate Variable (ECV) Permafrost is currently undergoing strong changes due to rising ground and air temperatures. Surface movement, forming characteristic landforms such as rock glaciers, is one key indicator for mountain permafrost ...
Sebastian Buchelt +6 more
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Increasing coastal slump activity impacts the release of sediment and organic carbon into the Arctic Ocean [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2018 Retrogressive thaw slumps (RTSs) are among the most active thermokarst landforms in the Arctic and deliver a large amount of material to the Arctic Ocean. However, their contribution to the organic carbon (OC) budget is unknown.
J. L. Ramage +6 more
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