in WP5. Methods will include quantification of land to ocean carbon transport from glacier and permafrost melting and analysis of POC degradability and POC/DOC concentration and composition, organic matter
emissions in this project is also important for understanding how now-frozen soils will respond to permafrost thaw as soils that are always frozen shift to becoming seasonally or perennially thawed with increased
Stable Isotopes at AWI Potsdam and tackles various scientific reseach questions in the fields of permafrost research, hydrology, limnology, marine geochemistry and glaciology. The AWI Potsdam Laboratory
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
climates focusing on the open larch forest ecosystem in Arctic environments which are underlain by permafrost. It is now extended to simulate all representative boreal tree species in the Taiga-Tundra Ecotone
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
ice loss, more waves, thawing permafrost Impacts on people Arctic coastline erosion • Community relocation Kivalina, Alaska. Blair Shishmaref, Alaska. USGS Eroding permafrost coastline in Siberia. P. Overduin
current team of the Permafrost Research Section Head of Section Prof. Dr. Guido Grosse Deputy Head of Section Prof. Dr. Hugues Lantuit Prof. Dr. Julia Boike Assistant Melanie Reinhardt Senior Scientists
large-scale components of the Earth, like the ice sheets and ocean circulation, boreal forest and permafrost. We strive to increase our understanding of the relevant processes driving dynamics within these
Karen Wiltshire’s research focuses on e.g. the ecosystems of the North Sea and Wadden Sea, and the permafrost coasts of Siberia. Furthermore, she coordinates Helgoland & Sylt Roads, one of Europe’s most important