The Last Permafrost Maximum (LPM) map of the northern hemisphere: permafrost extent and mean annual air temperatures, 25-17 ka BP

• Published in: Boreas
• Main Authors: Vandenberghe, J., French, H.M., Gorbunov, A., Velichko, A.A., Jin, H., Cui, Z., Zhang, T., Wan, X.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water; name=SDG 14 - Life Below Water; Boreas; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice; wedge*
• Online Access: https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/e2266677-2940-42d9-8e76-bcb0d84dc050; https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.12070; https://hdl.handle.net/1871.1/e2266677-2940-42d9-8e76-bcb0d84dc050

This paper accompanies a map that shows the extent of permafrost in the Northern Hemisphere between 25 and 17 thousand years ago. The map is based upon existing archival data, common throughout the Northern Hemisphere, that include ice-wedge pseudomorphs, sand wedges and large cryoturbations. Where...