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  • Disequilibrium response of permafrost thaw to climate warming in Canada over 1850–2100

    • Yu Zhang, Wenjun Chen, Daniel W. Riseborough
      Original article citation: Geophys. Res. Lett. 35," (2008).

    • Categories: Cryosphere, Regional Climate, and Climate Impacts
    • Recommended by the Editor: Anna Barnett on 01/21/2008 04:41PM GMT
      
      Thawing of permafrost in the Arctic tundra owing to global warming could affect "hydrology, ecosystems, soil biogeochemistry and the stability of buildings and infrastructure in high latitudes", Zhang et al. point out. Here they model permafrost thawing in a simulation that reaches deep underground, beyond the rapidly warming surface.
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  • Vertical structure of recent Arctic warming

    • Rune G. Graversen, Thorsten Mauritsen, Michael Tjernström, Erland Källén, Gunilla Svensson
      Original article citation: Nature 451," 53 - 56, (2008).

    • Categories: Cryosphere and Atmospheric Sciences
    • Recommended by the Editor: Anna Barnett on 01/17/2008 04:14PM GMT
      
      Rune Graversen and colleagues use statistical analyses to try and understand what processes are important in the recent warming of the Arctic. One of their findings is that a substantial part of the warming is seen at altitude, rather that at the surface - and that means ice-albedo feedbacks can't be as important as previously suggested. This suprising result was picked up in several news stories, some of which may have described it a bit misleadingly, as Oliver Morton discussed on the Climate Feedback blog: http://blogs.nature.com/climatefeedback/2008/01/arctic_amplification_1.html
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