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Understanding the impacts of thermokarst lakes on permafrost stability, C cycling and greenhouse gas emissions

This research integrates field studies in a range of disciplines (geomorphology, geophysics, paleoecology, hydrology, limnology) with process modeling of permafrost thaw, lake formation, carbon cycling, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to understand how permafrost degradation in the Arctic, particularly thermokarst-lake evolution, affects long-term atmospheric trace gas dynamics by releasing ancient carbon (C) stored in permafrost as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4).

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Field Value
ISO Topics geoscientificInformation, inlandWaters
Primary Contact Katey Walter (ftkmwl@uaf.edu)
Other Contacts Katey Walter (Email: ftkmwl@uaf.edu)
Primary Organization University of Alaska Fairbanks
Funding Organizations National Science Foundation
Other Organizations National Science Foundation
Organization Types Academic, Federal
Geo-keywords Alaska
Start Date 2008-01-01
Created February 23, 2016, 01:52 (AKST)
Last Updated July 1, 2021, 21:40 (AKDT)