arctic tundra is an unglaciated, treeless landscape characterized by the presence of continuous permafrost. The tundra is vegetated by low vegetation such as grass and sedges, herbs, little bushes, lichens [...] opportunity to receive information about the state of the tundra in large areas near real time. Permafrost in Greenland Geocoded TerraSAR-X scene of Zackenberg valley (© DLR 2013) (Photo: Alfred Wegener

simulation of erosion and mass wasting processes in permafrost landscapes under a warming climate. Current land surface models used to simulate permafrost dynamics are not capable to represent soil erosion [...] between erosion-induced landscape changes and permafrost degradation? In order to answer these crucial questions we will extend and improve the permafrost model CryoGrid3 developed by the Alfred Wegener [...] Background Impacts of permafrost degradation (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Almost a quarter of the land surface of the northern hemisphere of the earth is characterized by permanently frozen soils

seasonal temperature and precipitation dynamics as key driver of permafrost changes in East Siberia. To this end, caves and permafrost exposure will be studied in East Siberia along a transect from the [...] different types of relict permafrost ice, (iii) Deduce changes in seasonality, moisture dynamics, and continentality based on results from objectives 1 and 2, and corresponding permafrost response to climate [...] Marent , engineer Mikaela Weiner (CTA) Projects, Cooperations, Networking Reconstructing Siberian permafrost dynamics using stable and clumped isotopes (IsoPerm) (2021-2025) This joint project with Northumbria

to analyse ancient sedimentary DNA (sedaDNA) from sediment cores (lakes or marine archives) or permafrost deposits. The lab is divided into two separate laboratory complexes handling modern and ancient [...] into pre-PCR and main rooms) Isolation of ancient DNA from ancient samples (e.g. lake sediment, permafrost) DNA library preparation of ancient DNA for shot-gun sequencing Lab equipment includes: Clean

Geosciences (atmosphere, ocean, ice and land) · Coastal systems · Terrestrial Arctic ecosystems and permafrost · Marine and polar life · Marine bioeconomy (aquaculture) · Marine data science ( MarDATA ) The

of permafrost on the occasion of the start of the ESA GlobPermafrost-Projekt. 2016-01-26 The dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur released an article about Jens co-authored paper on an eroding permafrost cliff [...] thawing permafrost close to the settlement of Batagay in Yakutia (Russia). The article has been also featured in DIE WELT . 2017-02-03 Jens published a comprehensive article titled "Permafrost: Pandoras [...] long-term permafrost thaw" 2015-11-02 A new paper co-authored by Guido and published in Scientific Reports on using LiDAR elevation data to quantify the impacts of tundra fires on destabilising permafrost and

from terrestrial permafrost to the atmosphere. • Quantification of gas hydrates occurring in shallow coastal and offshore permafrost and potential methane liberation due to permafrost degradation • Functional [...] WP 5 “The role of degrading permafrost and carbon turnover in the coastal, shelf and deep sea environment” focuses on effects of changes in specific Arctic areas on permafrost systems in terrestrial, coastal [...] system. Considerable amounts of methane are stored in permafrost and sediments of the Arctic coastal margin. Gas hydrates in landside and offshore permafrost as well as pockmarks, seeps, mud volcanoes or gas

for his doctoral thesis, which represents a valuable contribution toward refining simulations of permafrost development: in it, he demonstrates the importance of small-scale landscape characteristics, since [...] a result of thawing. In the future, his findings could help provide a more realistic picture of permafrost thawing.

Outreach Lesson Plan "Permafrost in the Arctic" The lesson plan “Permafrost in the Arctic” explores the subject of degrading permafrost and its effects on men and environment from different spatial and [...] changed in the Arctic over the last decades? What is permafrost? How does thawing permafrost affect the Arctic environment? How does thawing permafrost affect Arctic infrastructure? The teaching material [...] investigate current permafrost research topics or explore the conflict of interests of different Arctic stakeholders. Lesson Plan Permafrost in the Arctic Living in the wild North The Permafrost Risk The Ocean

Palaeoclimate
While determining the age of a permafrost layer in Siberia, an international team of experts set a new record: at its deepest point, the soil is at least 650,000 years old. Yet the team’s