Modelling heat transfer in permafrost with COMSOL

• Main Author: Korhonen, Vesa
• Other Authors: Helsingin yliopisto, Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Science, Helsingfors universitet, Matematisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingin yliopisto 2023
• Subjects: Heat transfer modelling; Permafrost modelling; COMSOL; Nadym; Ilmakehätieteiden maisteriohjelma (Atmospheric Sciences); Master's Programme in Atmospheric Sciences; Magisterprogrammet i atmosfärsvetenskaper; Hydrosfäärin geofysiikka; Geophysics of the Hydrosphere; Hydrosfärens geofysik; permafrost; Siberia
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/564303

Thawing of permafrost is widely observed, and its rate is expected to be accelerated due to the global warming caused by anthropogenic climate change. Although permafrost thawing has been acknowledged in IPCC Assessment reports, uncertainties related to model-based estimates of its extent and magnit...