A 20-year record (1998–2017) of permafrost, active layer and meteorological conditions at a high Arctic permafrost research site (Bayelva, Spitsbergen)

• Published in: Earth System Science Data
• Main Authors: J. Boike, I. Juszak, S. Lange, S. Chadburn, E. Burke, P. P. Overduin, K. Roth, O. Ippisch, N. Bornemann, L. Stern, I. Gouttevin, E. Hauber, S. Westermann
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Svalbard; Ny-Ålesund; Bayelva; Global warming; Ny Ålesund; permafrost; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-355-2018; https://doaj.org/article/34122837beb845b7a888cad53891ce97

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 re...