Recent and Possible Future Changes in Permafrost

Recent observations indicate a warming of permafrost in many northern regions with the resulting degradation of ice-rich and carbon rich permafrost. Permafrost temperature has increased by 0.5°C to 3°C in the northern Hemisphere during the last 30-40 years (Romanovsky et al., 2010).

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Romanovsky, Vladimir
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Research Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES::Earth sciences::Atmosphere and hydrosphere sciences
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11122/11042
Description
Summary:Recent observations indicate a warming of permafrost in many northern regions with the resulting degradation of ice-rich and carbon rich permafrost. Permafrost temperature has increased by 0.5°C to 3°C in the northern Hemisphere during the last 30-40 years (Romanovsky et al., 2010).

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