Conceptualization and Application of the Alaska Thermokarst Model

• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: International Arctic Research Center (IARC) Data Archive
• Subjects: Thermokarst; World; permafrost; NGEE; Barrow; Arctic; Ice; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/dcx_09807225-cac0-4df0-9e22-edb2cc7e911a_0

Thermokarst topography forms whenever ice-rich permafrost thaws and the ground subsides due to the volume loss when ground ice transitions to water. The Alaska Thermokarst Model (ATM) is a large-scale, state-and-transition model designed to simulate transitions between landscape units affected by th...