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Research article
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17 Apr 2015
Research article |
| 17 Apr 2015
Future permafrost conditions along environmental gradients in Zackenberg, Greenland
S. Westermann
Center for Permafrost (CENPERM), Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen K., Denmark
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1047, Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway
Center for Permafrost (CENPERM), Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen K., Denmark
S. Højlund Pedersen
Department of Bioscience – Arctic Research Centre, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
M. Stendel
Danish Climate Centre – Danish Meteorological Institute, Lyngbyvej 100, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
B. U. Hansen
Center for Permafrost (CENPERM), Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen K., Denmark
G. E. Liston
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University, 1375 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1375, USA
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Short summary
The development of ground temperatures in permafrost areas is influenced by many factors varying on different spatial and temporal scales. We present numerical simulations of ground temperatures for the Zackenberg valley in NE Greenland, which take into account the spatial variability of snow depths, surface and ground properties at a scale of 10m. The ensemble of the model grid cells suggests a spatial variability of annual average ground temperatures of up to 5°C.
The development of ground temperatures in permafrost areas is influenced by many factors varying...
