Localized Vegetation, Soil Moisture, and Ice Content Offset Permafrost Degradation under Climate Warming

• Published in: Geosciences
• Main Authors: Gleb E. Oblogov, Alexander A. Vasiliev, Dmitry A. Streletskiy, Nikolay I. Shiklomanov, Kelsey E. Nyland
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: permafrost; active layer; climate change; monitoring; northwest Russian Arctic; Arctic; Yamal Peninsula; Active layer thickness; Climate change; Ice; Tundra; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13050129

Rapid Arctic warming is expected to result in widespread permafrost degradation. However, observations show that site-specific conditions (vegetation and soils) may offset the reaction of permafrost to climate change. This paper summarizes 43 years of interannual seasonal thaw observations from tund...