Consequences of permafrost degradation for Arctic infrastructure - bridging the model gap between regional and engineering scales

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Schneider von Deimling, Thomas, Lee, Hanna, Ingeman-Nielsen, Thomas, Westermann, Sebastian, Romanovsky, Vladimir, Lamoureux, Scott, Walker, Donald A., Chadburn, Sarah, Trochim, Erin, Cai, Lei, Nitzbon, Jan, Jacobi, Stephan, Langer, Moritz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action; name=SDG 13 - Climate Action; Arctic; Talik; Ice; permafrost; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/330eba10-7099-4466-a4a1-bba6def471f2; https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2451-2021; https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/262642008/tc_15_2451_2021.pdf

Infrastructure built on perennially frozen ice-rich ground relies heavily on thermally stable subsurface conditions. Climate warming-induced deepening of ground thaw puts such infrastructure at risk of failure. For better assessing the risk of large-scale future damage to Arctic infrastructure, impr...