ABSTRACT The Tibetan Plateau and its surroundings are known as the Third Pole (TP).
This region is noted for its high rates of glacier melt and the associated hydrological shifts …

Where present, permafrost exerts a primary control on water fluxes, flowpaths, and
distribution. Climate warming and related drivers of soil thermal change are expected to …

The formation, growth and drainage of lakes in Arctic and boreal lowland permafrost regions
influence landscape and ecosystem processes. These lake and drained lake basin (L-DLB) …

Permafrost carbon feedback (PCF) modeling has focused on gradual thaw of near-surface
permafrost leading to enhanced carbon dioxide and methane emissions that accelerate …

Talik formation has long been acknowledged as an important mechanism of permafrost
degradation. Currently, a lack of in situ observations has left a critical gap in our …

Rapid permafrost thaw in the high-latitude and high-elevation areas increases hillslope
susceptibility to landsliding by altering geotechnical properties of hillslope materials …

Recently, there has been a revival in the development of models simulating coupled heat
and water transport in cold regions. These models represent significant advances in our …

Climate change is expected to increase regional and global air temperatures and
significantly alter precipitation regimes. These projected changes in meteorological …

Understanding the role of permafrost in controlling groundwater flow paths and fluxes is
central in studies aimed at assessing potential climate change impacts on vegetation …

Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, accumulates in subsurface hydrocarbon reservoirs,
such as coal beds and natural gas deposits. In the Arctic, permafrost and glaciers form a …