Recent changes in climate and permafrost temperatures at forested and polar desert sites in northern Canada 1 This article is one of a series of papers published in this CJES Special Issue on the theme of Fundamental and applied research on permafrost in Canada.

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Smith, Sharon L., Throop, Jennifer, Lewkowicz, Antoni G.
• Other Authors: Burn, Chris R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2012
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Mackenzie Valley; Northwest Territories; Nunavut; Table Mountain; permafrost; polar desert
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/e2012-019; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/e2012-019; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e2012-019

Climate and ground temperature records up to 30 years in length from permafrost monitoring sites in a polar desert at Alert, Nunavut, and a boreal forest at Table Mountain, Northwest Territories, were analyzed by season and year to assess the ground thermal response to recent climate warming. Method...