sediments, documenting a former high stand of Lake Heihai. The fossil lake marls are affected by permafrost and disrupted by segregation ice. In the background, the glaciated peaks of the Kunlun Mountain

Konzert- event mit Mehrwert für die Wissen- schaftslandschaft kommt. MEIN PROJEKT D as Abtauen von Permafrost- Böden steht eigentlich am Ende eines Prozesses, während dessen sich dauerhaft gefrorener Untergrund [...] in Kombi- nation mit Vor-Ort-Messungen bei Expeditionen Rückschlüsse auf die Anfälligkeit des Permafrosts gegenüber natürlichen Einflüssen oder menschlicher Aktivität auf das fragile Gleichgewicht mit [...] die Hoch- schule Zittau/Görlitz. Seit Dezember 2012 ist er Präsident der FH Potsdam. Prognose zum Permafrost Der gebürtige Berliner Hasso Plattner (Jahrgang 1944) gründete nach dem Studium der Nachrichtentechnik

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

research centre in Potsdam, where he focused on geochemical investigations of Siberia’s rivers, permafrost and Laptev Sea coast. During this time, he led eight German-Russian Siberian expeditions. In 2002

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

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

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

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

bridge group between the Alfred-Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research ( Permafrost Research Section ), and the University of Hamburg . Team From left to right: Dr. Friederike Neiske

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