Linking tundra vegetation, snow, soil temperature, and permafrost

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Grünberg, Inge, Wilcox, Evan J., Zwieback, Simon, Marsh, Philip, Boike, Julia
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Arctic; Trail Valley Creek; Valley Creek; Active layer thickness; permafrost; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-4261-2020; https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/17/4261/2020/

Connections between vegetation and soil thermal dynamics are critical for estimating the vulnerability of permafrost to thaw with continued climate warming and vegetation changes. The interplay of complex biophysical processes results in a highly heterogeneous soil temperature distribution on small...