Ground temperatures for Eastern Baffin Island, Canada (2018-2019)

• Main Authors: Jonathan Raberg, Sarah Crump, Gregory de Wet, Martha Raynolds, Julio Sepúlveda, Gifford Miller
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2021
• Subjects: Ground temperature; Baffin Island; Arctic; Canada; Baffin; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2GX44W0N

Rapid warming of the Arctic is promoting an expansion of shrubs and consequently, a greener land surface. This greening of the Arctic land surface may cause many feedbacks, including a potential acceleration of carbon release through permafrost thaw. Permafrost thaw is triggered by warmer ground tem...