Evidence and implications of recent climate change in northern Alaska and other arctic regions
The Arctic climate is changing. Permafrost is warming, hydrological processes are changing
and biological and social systems are also evolving in response to these changing …
and biological and social systems are also evolving in response to these changing …
Remote sensing of tundra ecosystems using high spectral resolution reflectance: opportunities and challenges
Observing the environment in the vast regions of Earth through remote sensing platforms
provides the tools to measure ecological dynamics. The Arctic tundra biome, one of the …
provides the tools to measure ecological dynamics. The Arctic tundra biome, one of the …
Ecosystem feedbacks and cascade processes: understanding their role in the responses of Arctic and alpine ecosystems to environmental change
Global environmental change, related to climate change and the deposition of airborne N‐
containing contaminants, has already resulted in shifts in plant community composition …
containing contaminants, has already resulted in shifts in plant community composition …
[HTML][HTML] Linking tundra vegetation, snow, soil temperature, and permafrost
Connections between vegetation and soil thermal dynamics are critical for estimating the
vulnerability of permafrost to thaw with continued climate warming and vegetation changes …
vulnerability of permafrost to thaw with continued climate warming and vegetation changes …
Shrub expansion may reduce summer permafrost thaw in Siberian tundra
D Blok, MMPD Heijmans… - Global Change …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is expected to cause extensive vegetation changes in the Arctic: deciduous
shrubs are already expanding, in response to climate warming. The results from transect …
shrubs are already expanding, in response to climate warming. The results from transect …
The influence of vegetation and soil characteristics on active‐layer thickness of permafrost soils in boreal forest
JP Fisher, C Estop‐Aragonés, A Thierry… - Global change …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon release from thawing permafrost soils could significantly exacerbate global warming
as the active‐layer deepens, exposing more carbon to decay. Plant community and soil …
as the active‐layer deepens, exposing more carbon to decay. Plant community and soil …
Estimating aboveground biomass and leaf area of low-stature Arctic shrubs with terrestrial LiDAR
Arctic tundra ecosystems are responding to effects of climatic warming via shifts in
vegetation composition and increased woody biomass. In this sensitive ecosystem, minor …
vegetation composition and increased woody biomass. In this sensitive ecosystem, minor …
Permafrost collapse after shrub removal shifts tundra ecosystem to a methane source
Arctic tundra ecosystems are warming almost twice as fast as the global average. Permafrost
thaw and the resulting release of greenhouse gases from decomposing soil organic carbon …
thaw and the resulting release of greenhouse gases from decomposing soil organic carbon …
Characteristics of the recent warming of permafrost in Alaska
TE Osterkamp - Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Tentative answers are provided to questions concerning the recent warming of permafrost in
Alaska, particularly those regarding timing, duration, magnitude, spatial distribution …
Alaska, particularly those regarding timing, duration, magnitude, spatial distribution …
The recent warming of permafrost in Alaska
TE Osterkamp - Global and Planetary Change, 2005 - Elsevier
This paper reports results of an experiment initiated in 1977 to determine the effects of
climate on permafrost in Alaska. Permafrost observatories with boreholes were established …
climate on permafrost in Alaska. Permafrost observatories with boreholes were established …