Thermal Regime of Permafrost on the Western Yamal Under Climate Warming
https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2023-2810
Abstract
Climate change observed in the Arctic affects all components of the natural environment, including the state of permafrost. The purpose of this study is to quantify the response of permafrost in various landscapes to changing climatic parameters. The results of long-term field observations (1978-2021) of the thermal regime of permafrost on the Western Yamal are presented. Along with the increase in mean annual air temperatures, the mean annual ground temperature over the past 43 years has increased by 1.5-2.2°C. The maximum increase of permafrost temperature values is observed on flat and polygonal tundra, the minimum increase is typical for flooded lake basins. A decrease in the annual permafrost temperature amplitude was revealed. That is caused by a rapid increase in the air temperature of the cold period, an increase in the snow thickness and an increase in soil moisture in the active layer. The shrinking in ground temperature amplitude at a depth of 5 m is 0.5-3.6°C. A trend of reducing depth of zero annual amplitude from 12-18 m (1980) to 13-16 m (2021) has been revealed.
Keywords
permafrost,
permafrost thermal regime,
climate warming,
depth of zero annual amplitude,
monitoring,
Western Yamal
Supporting agencies: The work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation project 22-27-00181
About the Authors
K. A. Nikitin
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kirill A. Nikitin
119991 Moscow
N. G. Belova
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nataliya G. Belova
119991 Moscow
A. A. Vasiliev
Earth’s Cryosphere Institute, Tyumen Scientific Center SB RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander A. Vasiliev
625026 Tyumen
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Nikitin K.A., Belova N.G., Vasiliev A.A. Thermal Regime of Permafrost on the Western Yamal Under Climate Warming. GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY. 2023;16(3):75-82. https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2023-2810
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