Presence of rapidly degrading permafrost plateaus in south-central Alaska

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: B. M. Jones, C. A. Baughman, V. E. Romanovsky, A. D. Parsekian, E. L. Babcock, E. Stephani, M. C. Jones, G. Grosse, E. E. Berg
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2016
• Subjects: geo; envir; Talik; permafrost; The Cryosphere; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2673-2016; http://www.the-cryosphere.net/10/2673/2016/tc-10-2673-2016.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/6579609448514139813df2a26166c11e

Permafrost presence is determined by a complex interaction of climatic, topographic, and ecological conditions operating over long time scales. In particular, vegetation and organic layer characteristics may act to protect permafrost in regions with a mean annual air temperature (MAAT) above 0 °C. I...