continental slopes to the bottom waters of the shallow shelves, some of which contain submarine permafrost and gas hydrates. Offshore-directed winds in winter frequently open leads and polynyas in the ice

fluxes at the plot and landscape scales in different permafrost affected ecosystems; Developing a process-oriented model for the typical Arctic permafrost system to predict subsurface processes (soil water [...] working on the following projects: MOMENT MOSES SIOS HEIBRiDS Climate and Permafrost Sonification Citizen Science Projekt Permafrost Thaw We cooperate with scientists around the world, including: Wilfrid [...] Laura Becker Moritz Rath Sofia Bauriedl Publications Projects BMBF MOSES Permafrost Thaw Action Group Common Grounds – Permafrost Sonification HEIBRiDS FLO CHAR PERMANOR EU PAGE21 PermaSAR

PostDoc: Jan Nitzbon Cooperation partner: AWI: Permafrost Research PERMICE aims to develop a modular permafrost model for AWI-ESM to enhance understanding of permafrost's role in the climate system, addressing [...] consequences) over a wide range of climate backgrounds: paleo - present-day - future. Modeling permafrost and ground ice in AWI-ESM (PERMICE) Funding programme: AWI INSPIRES, International Science Program [...] EU's Horizon Europe program, investigates climate change impacts on inland ice, snow cover, and permafrost in critical regions like the Alps, Norway, High Mountain Asia, Greenland, and Svalbard. It integrates

making permafrost visible. Permafrost Change What are the effects of a warmer climate on permafrost? Find out more The sound of data Art and Science, an enhancing connection. Find out more Permafrost Resources [...] Why does permafrost matter? illustration of permafrost thaw and climate change during the Long Night of Sciences (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Currently we see glaciers melting and observe how sea ice [...] mostly unrecognized. Creating awareness for the processes of permafrost thaw, is our motivation. We want to show what happens, when permafrost thaws - what it means to ecosystems and people living in the

in the region. In August 2016, the town Point Lay in Alaska lost its nearby lake. Due to thawing permafrost soils, the lake had steadily lost stability and ultimately drained entirely into the Kokolik River

Putting permafrost in the classroom The Arctic’s permanently frozen soils are increasingly thawing – with far-reaching consequences for the climate and for people living in the region. Together with partner [...] schoolchildren from Aklavik, Canada are helping the Alfred Wegener Institute gather valuable data on permafrost. By doing so, they’re improving the joint understanding of the changes at work on their doorstep [...] has consequences for the day-to-day lives of the roughly five million people who live atop the permafrost. Entire sections of coastline are washed away by the sea, while elsewhere the ground collapses

data sets (soil temperatures, active layer thickness, soil temperatures, and permafrost extent). Sensitivity of the permafrost representation with respect to soil texture, soil organic matter, and snow thermal [...] Conductivity Schemes on pan-Arctic Permafrost Dynamics in CLM5.0, EGUsphere [preprint], doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-1412 Damseux, A.,2024: Improving permafrost dynamics in land surface models: [...] Community Earth System Model (CTSM) ( github.com/ESCOMP/CTSM ). It is used in modelling permafrost-related processes in the Arctic. It has replaced our earlier research with CLM4.5 ( Matthes et

Permafrost Remote Sensing Profile Permafrost landscape dynamics are intensifying in rapidly warming Arctic-Boreal high northern latitude regions. Relying on field studies we observed and understand a wide [...] continuous time series data of land cover change, permafrost landscape change, or other environmental dynamics. We particularly focus on permafrost region landscape characteristics, land cover change [...] Friedrich Röseler Annabeth McCall Carl Stadie Guest: Kathrin Maier Projects FLO CHAR ESA Permafrost CCI ESA GlobPermafrost ERC PETA-CARB (2013-2018) IPA Action Group - The Yedoma Region

and refreezes there, for example as a ice vein in a frost crack. When we take samples from the permafrost today and analyse the isotope ratio of the ground ice in our laboratory, we also make this fingerprint [...] Environmental Systems Past Climate Change ISOLAB Facility - Stable Isotope Laboratory Potsdam Permafrost research at the AWI Glaciological research at the AWI Sample preparation: it couldn't be cleaner

from the Arctic for the local population, for science and for local politics Find out more Putting permafrost in the classroom The Arctic’s frozen soils are thawing – with consequences for climate and humans [...] Together with partner schools in Germany, schoolchildren from Aklavik, Canada are helping to gather permafrost data Find out more Climate protection in your own backyard What can I personally do to combat climate