Arctic permafrost: The ground is thawing Prof. Dr Guido Grosse, Head of Permafrost Research Section at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Permafrost Greenhouse gases Climate change Permafrost is the technical [...] Download AWI permafrost expert Dr. Guido Grosse is, jpg | 1 MB AWI permafrost expert Dr. Guido Grosse and, jpg | 710 KB AWI permafrost expert Dr. Guido Grosse in, jpg | 816 KB Researcher for permafrost Prof. [...] quantities of ground ice, which, when permafrost thaws, leads to melting of the ice and surface sinking. This can dramatically change the landscapes and water cycle in permafrost regions, while also affecting

Permafrost data Data from the Permafrost Research Section or on permafrost can be found in the following repositories and data portals: Arctic Permafrost Geospatial Centre (APGC) The Arctic Permafrost [...] changed. Web address: https://permafrost-lto.awi.de/ Contact: Julia Boike Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) The website of the Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) provides a dynamic [...] of project-specific WebGIS projects. The Permafrost Research Section is involved in several WebGIS projects (e.g. ESA GlobPermafrost , Ice-Rich Yedoma Permafrost or Samoylov) Web address: maps.awi

Permafrost carbon Sampling a Yedoma cliff, Sobo Sise island, Lena Delta (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Arctic landscapes, especially those underlain by permafrost, are threatened by climate warming and [...] cycle as greenhouse gases, which accelerate warming and inducing more permafrost thaw and carbon release. This loop is called permafrost–carbon feedback, and as this effect is strengthening itself, it is [...] ked a large amount of carbon. To assess the concern of a permafrost carbon feedback and to develop a better understanding of future permafrost-carbon dynamics, the PETA-CARB project aims at quantifying

deep permafrost soil carbon pools to rapid thaw and resulting impacts. The three research topics were: (1) Systematic measurement of rapid permafrost thaw, (2) Characterization of deep permafrost SOC stocks [...] PETA-CARB wordle (Graphic: Alfred Wegener Institut) What is Permafrost? Carbon in Permafrost Arctic landscapes, especially those underlain by permafrost, are threatened by climate warming and may degrade in [...] Wegener Institut) Arctic permafrost deposits are estimated to freeze-lock as much carbon in the atmosphere, allowing a potentially significant climate warming feedback loop when permafrost thaws and carbon is

Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) The Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) is the leading international programme for long-term permafrost monitoring. Its mission is to sustain [...] long-term observations of key permafrost indicators (Permafrost Essential Climate Variable quantities). These data support the assessment of the current state of permafrost and its changes over time. Project [...] Grosse Sebastian Laboor Participants (extern) siehe hier: www.gtn-p.org/about Section (AWI) Permafrost Research

Guido Grosse Arctic permafrost landscape dynamics and Earth System feedbacks Permafrost coring in the Fish Creek Delta, North Alaska (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Arctic permafrost landscapes change rapidly [...] of rapid permafrost thaw processes. I am also overseeing the establishment of the new Arctic Permafrost Geospatial Center (APGC) that is planned as a focus point for distribution of permafrost-related [...] Geo-informatics, land-surface dynamics, permafrost Dr. Josefine Lenz Working title of PhD project: Permafrost and landscape dynamics in Central Beringia Permafrost landscapes are very dynamic and influenced

Current Projects ThinIce HEIBRiDS Yedoma Permafrost Landscapes GTN-P ILLUQ MOMENT Permafrost Thaw Action Group BMBF UndercoverEisAgenten FLO CHAR Common Grounds – Permafrost Sonification EU Nunataryuk Earlier [...] Earlier Projects BMBF / NERC CACOON EU Project PAGE21 Arctic Coastal Dynamics (ACD) ESA GlobPermafrost BMBF Project CarboPerm BMBF MOSES Lake El'gygytgyn

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

Permafrost Research in Polar and Alpine Regions This international conference is the central forum of the DACH Permafrost Union, a permanent working group of the German Society for Polar Research (DGP) [...] and the WMO, making the 2nd European Conference on Permafrost a timely meeting for scientists seeking to emphasise the… Find out more Exploring Permafrost in a Future Earth 739 participants from more than [...] to present their latest findings and develop new project ideas and collaborations in permafrost research and permafrost engineering. Find out more

Warming permafrost thaws and degrades. Greenhouse gases (GHGs) trapped within or beneath permafrost are released, thus influencing regional and global climate. The carbon cycle of permafrost regions has [...] indicate submarine permafrost thaw. Siberian land craters are a previously unknown permafrost landscape feature. They is evidence of extremely rapid gas release due to permafrost thaw events. Project [...] events on the status of our hydrologic, ecological and socio-economic Earth systems. Thawing permafrost Permafrost underlies a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere’s land mass and a large portion of the Siberian