Measurements in soil and air at Bayelva Station ...

• Main Authors: Boike, Julia, Juszak, Inge, Lange, Stephan, Chadburn, Sarah, Burke, Eleanor J, Overduin, Pier Paul, Roth, Kurt, Ippisch, Olaf, Bornemann, Niko, Stern, Lielle, Gouttevin, Isabelle, Hauber, Ernst, Westermann, Sebastian
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Bayelva; Ny-Ålesund; Svalbard; Ny Ålesund; permafrost; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.880120; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.880120

Most permafrost is located in the Arctic, where frozen organic carbon makes it an important component of the global climate system. Despite the fact that the Arctic climate changes more rapidly than the rest of the globe, observational data density in the region is low. Permafrost thaw and carbon release to the atmosphere are a positive feedback mechanism that can exacerbate climate warming. This positive feedback functions via changing land-atmosphere energy and mass exchanges. There is thus a great need to understand links between the energy balance, which can vary rapidly over hourly to annual time scales, and permafrost, which changes slowly over long time periods. This understanding thus mandates long-term observational data sets. Such a data set is available from the Bayelva Site at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, where meteorology, energy balance components and subsurface observations have been made for the last 20 years. Additional data include a high resolution digital elevation model and a panchromatic ... : Supplement to: Boike, Julia; Juszak, Inge; Lange, Stephan; Chadburn, Sarah; Burke, Eleanor J; Overduin, Pier Paul; Roth, Kurt; Ippisch, Olaf; Bornemann, Niko; Stern, Lielle; Gouttevin, Isabelle; Hauber, Ernst; Westermann, Sebastian (2018): A 20-year record (1998-2017) of permafrost, active layer and meteorological conditions at a high Arctic permafrost research site (Bayelva, Spitsbergen). Earth System Science Data, 10(1), 355-390 ...