GC33D:
Permafrost Dynamics, Biophysical and Socioeconomic Linkages: Connecting Science to Policy Posters


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Session ID#: 44051

Session Description:
Permafrost dynamics are a focal point in pan-Arctic research due to their potential impacts and feedbacks on the Earth system. Permafrost landscape dynamics also play a crucial role in contemporary subsistence practices, infrastructure, and resource development in many areas. Thus, there is an urgent need to (1) refine the understanding of permafrost thawing and aggradation processes, (2) combine biogeophysical and socio-economic sciences in permafrost research, and (3) connect scientific findings to policy.

This session highlights the role of permafrost dynamics and the impact of permafrost changes on the environment and society. We welcome studies about the implications of permafrost degradation for communities, infrastructure, wildlife, hydrology, and the storage and release of carbon, nutrients and pollutants. Studies can be short-term field-based efforts, long-term programs, remote sensing and modelling approaches, as well as interdisciplinary efforts including interviews. We particularly invite research aimed at connecting permafrost science to policy and stakeholders.

Primary Convener:  Jens Strauss, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Permafrost Research Section, Potsdam, Germany
Conveners:  Daniel Fortier, University of Montreal, Geography, Montreal, QC, Canada, Gerald V Frost Jr, Alaska Biological Research, Inc., Fairbanks, AK, United States and Ylva Sjoberg, University of Copenhagen, Department of Physical Geography, København K, Denmark
Primary Liaison:  Jens Strauss, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Permafrost Research Section, Potsdam, Germany
Chairs:  Jens Strauss, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Permafrost Research Section, Potsdam, Germany, Ylva Sjoberg, University of Copenhagen, Department of Physical Geography, København K, Denmark, Gerald V Frost Jr, Stockholm University, Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm, Sweden and Daniel Fortier, University of Montreal, Geography, Montreal, QC, Canada
OSPA Liaison:  Ylva Sjoberg, University of Copenhagen, Department of Physical Geography, København K, Denmark
Co-Organized with:
Global Environmental Change, Cryosphere, and Biogeosciences

Cross-Listed:
  • B - Biogeosciences
  • C - Cryosphere
  • NH - Natural Hazards
  • SI - Societal Impacts and Policy Sciences

Proposed Co-Organized Session with:
  • B - Biogeosciences
  • C - Cryosphere
Index Terms:

0475 Permafrost, cryosphere, and high-latitude processes [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0710 Periglacial processes [CRYOSPHERE]
1615 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [GLOBAL CHANGE]
4323 Human impact [NATURAL HAZARDS]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Geographical Basis of the Law “Оn the protection of permafrost” of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russian Federation (403760)
Aleksandr N Fedorov1, Mikhail N Zheleznyak1, Vladimir M Prokopiev2 and Eduard M Romanov3, (1)Melnikov Permafrost Institute SB RAS, Yakutsk, Russia, (2)The State Assembly of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Yakutsk, Russia, (3)Republican social movement "SIR", Yakutsk, Russia
Modeling permafrost temperature development on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau from 1966 to 2100 (401900)
Lin Zhao1, Zhe Sun2, Guojie Hu3 and Yongping Qiao3, (1)NUIST Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, School of Geographical Sciences, Nanjing, China, (2)Institute of Geography and Resources Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China, (3)Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
High-resolution permafrost modeling and mapping in Alaska (420573)
Dmitry Nicolsky1, Vladimir E Romanovsky2, Matvey Vladimirovich Debolskiy3, Lei Cai4, Chris Bailey5, Laurin Fisher5 and Reginald R Muskett6, (1)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute Permafrost Laboratory, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (2)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (3)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, United States, (4)Norse Research, Bergen, Norway, (5)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department of Computer Science, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (6)Geophysical Institute University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, United States
From Ice-Wedge Polygons to Pan-Arctic Landscapes: Intensive Mapping of Ice-Wedge Polygons at Extensive Spatial Scales Using Very High-Resolution Remote Sensing Imagery (466871)
Chandi Witharana, University of Connecticut, Natural Resources and the Environment, Storrs, United States, Anna K Liljedahl, Woodwell Climate Research Center, Falmouth, United States and Weixing Zhang, University of Connecticut, Natural Resources and the Environment, Storrs, CT, United States
Impacts of snow on soil temperature observed across the circumpolar north (416670)
Yu Zhang, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Artem Sherstiukov, All-Russian Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information-World Data Center, Obninsk, Russia, Dr. Budong Qian, PhD, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Science and Technology Branch, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Steve Kokelj, Northwest Territories Geological Survey, Yellowknife, NT, Canada and Trevor C Lantz, School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Creating High-resolution Permafrost Maps Using LiDAR as Baseline Datasets for Landscape Change on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska (388499)
Matthew Allen Whitley, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department of Geology and Geosciences, Fairbanks, AK, United States, Gerald V Frost Jr, Stockholm University, Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm, Sweden, Torre Jorgenson, Alaska Ecoscience, Fairbanks, AK, United States, Matthew J Macander, Alaska Biological Research, Inc., Fairbanks, AK, United States, Chris Maio, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Coastal Geoscience Lab, Fairbanks, United States and Samantha G Winder, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Statistics, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Investigating the Changes in Surface Elevation of Permafrost Terrain in the Canadian Arctic Measured by GPS Interferometric Reflectometry (366747)
Jiahua Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Earth System Science Programme, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Lin Liu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Hong Kong, Hong Kong and Yufeng Hu, Wuhan University, School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan, China
Monitoring Active Layer of Permafrost along the Qinghai–Tibet Railway through InSAR Measurements (409322)
Ping Lu, Tongji University, Shanghai, China and The Permafrost Research Team of Tongji University
Post-wildfire ground deformation in Eastern Siberian permafrost areas detected by InSAR (387900)
Kazuki Yanagiya, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan and Masato Furuya, Hokkaido University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Earth and Planetary Dynamics, Sapporo, Japan
Soil-surface temperatures, active-layer thickness, and satellite trends of increasing phytomass in northern Alaska (453857)
Anna E Klene1, Nikolay I Shiklomanov2, Frederick E Nelson3, Kelsey E Nyland4 and Dmitry A Streletskiy2, (1)University of Montana, Geography, Missoula, MT, United States, (2)George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States, (3)Northern Michigan University, Marquette, United States, (4)The George Washington University, Department of Geography and Environment, Washington, DC, United States
Gas Emission From Permafrost - New Possible Mechanism of the Lake Formation (447749)
Yury A. Dvornikov1, Marina O Leibman2, Artem Khomutov2 and Alexander I. Kizyakov3, (1)Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Agrarian-Technological Institute, Moscow, Russia, (2)Earth Cryosphere Institute, Tyumen Scientific Centre of Russian Academy of Sciences (Siberian Branch), Moscow, Russia, (3)Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography, Cryolithology and Glaciology Department, Moscow, Russia
Permafrost Gas Emission Craters as a Result of Methane Release from the Massive Tabular Ground Ice, Northwest Siberia (370319)
Irina D. Streletskaya1, Marina O Leibman2, Alexander Vasiliev3 and Alexander I. Kizyakov1, (1)Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography, Cryolithology and Glaciology Department, Moscow, Russia, (2)Tyumen Scientific Center, Earth Cryosphere Institute, Tyumen, Russia, (3)Tyumen Scientific Center, Institute of Earth Cryosphere, Tyumen, Russia

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