The thawing of permafrost poses various endangerments to the Arctic environment and the livelihoods of people. An international team examined the social risks for Arctic regions and identified five key risks related to infrastructure, transport and supply, water quality, food security and health. Press release of the University of Vienna

(Photo: Julia Boike) Observational data density in the permafrost region is low. At the Samoylov site in the Lena River Delta, Siberia, the mean permafrost temperature was −8 °C, with a zero-amplitude depth [...] layer, temperature down to 26 m in the permafrost. Since the data provide observations of temporally variable parameters that mitigate energy fluxes between permafrost and atmosphere, they are suitable for [...] for use in integrating, calibrating and testing permafrost as a component in earth system models. Science: Prof. Dr. Julia Boike Technique: Niko Bornemann Data and Publications: LTO-Trendviewer LTO-Data

special focus on the interaction of permafrost landscapes with recent climate warming and its consequences. Numerous long-term measuring stations for monitoring permafrost conditions, micrometeorology, the [...] largest nature reserves. This unique region is crucial for understanding the processes that influence permafrost in the Siberian Arctic. The station, operated by the Trofimuk Institute of Oil and Gas Geology [...] Marine Research, the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in St. Petersburg and the Melnikov Permafrost Institute, Siberian Department, Russian Academy of Sciences in Yakutsk. The aim of the fieldwork

Here the focus lies on geoscientific studies in periglacial areas at the edge of ice sheets and in permafrost regions, as well as on modelling and experimental investigations on atmospheric processes in the [...] and the Arctic. They increasingly devote themselves to Arctic research - in particular to the permafrost areas of Siberia and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard – because these regions hold the keys to [...] to the understanding of the climate events in Europe. Site Infos InnoLab for Arctic Research Permafrost Research Atmospheric Physics Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems How to get here Potsdam is situated

Services of the Taiga-Tundra Ecotone – from the single tree up to community level – from protection of permafrost to carbon allocation Our research methods are Modeling: We simulate the structure and dynamics

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

the research project PermaSAR and the main focus is on landsurface subsidence or heave caused by permafrost processes such as thawing and freezing. Field campaigns are conducted in collaboration with the

should be protected now to enable tundra biodiversity and related ecosystem services, including permafrost protection, to survive the future warming peak?” and “How can conservation planning help resolve [...] should be protected now to enable tundra biodiversity and related ecosystem services, including permafrost protection, to survive the future warming peak?” and “How can conservation planning help resolve

M. A., Tan, N., Zhang, Q., Hunter, S. J. and Kamae, Y. (2023): Highly restricted near‐surface permafrost extent during the mid-pliocene warm period, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(36)