An improved representation of physical permafrost dynamics in the JULES land-surface model

• Published in: Geoscientific Model Development
• Main Authors: Chadburn, S., Burke, E., Essery, R., Boike, J., Langer, M., Heikenfeld, M., Cox, P., Friedlingstein, P.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Jules; Active layer thickness; permafrost; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1493-2015; https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/8/1493/2015/

It is important to correctly simulate permafrost in global climate models, since the stored carbon represents the source of a potentially important climate feedback. This carbon feedback depends on the physical state of the permafrost. We have therefore included improved physical permafrost processe...