Articles | Volume 15, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-1399-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-1399-2021
Research article
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19 Mar 2021
Research article |  | 19 Mar 2021

Effects of multi-scale heterogeneity on the simulated evolution of ice-rich permafrost lowlands under a warming climate

Jan Nitzbon, Moritz Langer, Léo C. P. Martin, Sebastian Westermann, Thomas Schneider von Deimling, and Julia Boike

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (28 Oct 2020) by Christian Beer
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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (20 Nov 2020) by Christian Beer
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ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 Nov 2020) by Christian Beer
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (19 Jan 2021)
ED: Publish as is (01 Feb 2021) by Christian Beer
AR by Jan Nitzbon on behalf of the Authors (05 Feb 2021)
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We used a numerical model to investigate how small-scale landscape heterogeneities affect permafrost thaw under climate-warming scenarios. Our results show that representing small-scale heterogeneities in the model can decide whether a landscape is water-logged or well-drained in the future. This in turn affects how fast permafrost thaws under warming. Our research emphasizes the importance of considering small-scale processes in model assessments of permafrost thaw under climate change.