Permafrost is warming at a global scale

Biskaborn, Boris K.; Smith, Sharon L.; Noetzli, Jeannette; Matthes, Heidrun; Vieira, Gonçalo; Streletskiy, Dmitry A.; Schoeneich, Philippe; Romanovsky, Vladimir E.; Lewkowicz, Antoni G.; Abramov, Andrey; Allard, Michel; Boike, Julia; Cable, William L.; Christiansen, Hanne H.; Delaloye, Reynald; Diekmann, Bernhard; Drozdov, Dmitry; Etzelmüller, Bernd; Grosse, Guido; Guglielmin, Mauro; Ingeman-Nielsen, Thomas; Isaksen, Ketil; Ishikawa, Mamoru; Johansson, Margareta; Johannsson, Halldor; Joo, Anseok; Kaverin, Dmitry; Kholodov, Alexander; Konstantinov, Pavel; Kröger, Tim; Lambiel, Christophe; Lanckman, Jean-Pierre; Luo, Dongliang; Malkova, Galina; Meiklejohn, Ian; Moskalenko, Natalia; Oliva, Marc; Phillips, Marcia; Ramos, Miguel; Sannel, A. Britta K.; Sergeev, Dmitrii; Seybold, Cathy; Skryabin, Pavel; Vasiliev, Alexander; Wu, Qingbai; Yoshikawa, Kenji; Zheleznyak, Mikhail; Lantuit, Hugues

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Permafrost is warming at a global scale

Biskaborn, Boris K. Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam 14473, Germany
Smith, Sharon L. Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa ON-K1A 0E8, Canada
Noetzli, Jeannette WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos CH-7260, Switzerland
Matthes, Heidrun Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam 14473, Germany
Vieira, Gonçalo CEG/IGOT, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon 1600-276, Portugal
Streletskiy, Dmitry A. George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA
Schoeneich, Philippe Institut de Géographie Alpine, Grenoble F-38100, France
Romanovsky, Vladimir E. University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks AK-99775, USA
Lewkowicz, Antoni G. University of Ottawa, Ottawa K1N 6N5, Canada.
Abramov, Andrey Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science, RAS, Moscow 142290, Russia
Allard, Michel Université Laval, Centre d’études nordiques, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
Boike, Julia Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam 14473, Germany - Humboldt-Universität, Geography Department, Berlin 10099, Germany
Cable, William L. Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam 14473, Germany
Christiansen, Hanne H. The University Center in Svalbard, Longyearbyen N-9171, Norway
Delaloye, Reynald University of Fribourg, Fribourg CH-1700, Switzerland
Diekmann, Bernhard Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam 14473, Germany - University of Potsdam, Potsdam 14469, Germany
Drozdov, Dmitry Earth Cryosphere Institute, Tyumen Scientific Centre SB RAS, Tyumen 625000, Russia
Etzelmüller, Bernd University of Oslo, Department of Geosciences, Oslo N-0316, Norway
Grosse, Guido Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam 14473, Germany - University of Potsdam, Potsdam 14469, Germany
Guglielmin, Mauro Insubria University, Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, Varese 21100, Italy
Ingeman-Nielsen, Thomas Technical University of Denmark, Department of Civil Engineering, Kgs. Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark
Isaksen, Ketil Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo 0313, Norway
Ishikawa, Mamoru Hokkaido University, Sapporo Japan
Johansson, Margareta Lund University, Lund 22362, Sweden
Johannsson, Halldor Arctic Portal, Akureyri 600, Iceland
Joo, Anseok Arctic Portal, Akureyri 600, Iceland
Kaverin, Dmitry Komi Science Centre, RAS, Syktyvkar 167972,Russia
Kholodov, Alexander University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks AK-99775, USA - Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science, RAS, Moscow 142290, Russia
Konstantinov, Pavel Melnikov Permafrost Institute, RAS, Yakutsk 677010, Russia
Kröger, Tim Free University Berlin, Geography Department, Berlin 12249, Germany.
Lambiel, Christophe University of Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
Lanckman, Jean-Pierre Arctic Portal, Akureyri 600, Iceland
Luo, Dongliang Northwest Institute of Eco-environment and Resource, CAS, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Malkova, Galina Earth Cryosphere Institute, Tyumen Scientific Centre SB RAS, Tyumen 625000, Russia
Meiklejohn, Ian Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
Moskalenko, Natalia Earth Cryosphere Institute, Tyumen Scientific Centre SB RAS, Tyumen 625000, Russia
Oliva, Marc University of Barcelona, Barcelona 08001, Spain
Phillips, Marcia WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos CH-7260, Switzerland
Ramos, Miguel Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid 28801, Spain
Sannel, A. Britta K. Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden
Sergeev, Dmitrii Institute of Environmental Geoscience, RAS, Moscow 101000, Russia
Seybold, Cathy National Soil Survey Center, Lincoln NE-68508, USA
Skryabin, Pavel Melnikov Permafrost Institute, RAS, Yakutsk 677010, Russia
Vasiliev, Alexander Earth Cryosphere Institute, Tyumen Scientific Centre SB RAS, Tyumen 625000, Russia - Tyumen State University, Tyumen 625003, Russia
Wu, Qingbai Northwest Institute of Eco-environment and Resource, CAS, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Yoshikawa, Kenji University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks AK-99775, USA
Zheleznyak, Mikhail Melnikov Permafrost Institute, RAS, Yakutsk 677010, Russia
Lantuit, Hugues Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam 14473, Germany - University of Potsdam, Potsdam 14469, Germany

16.01.2019

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Nature Communications. - 2019, vol. 10, no. 1, p. 264

English Permafrost warming has the potential to amplify global climate change, because when frozen sediments thaw it unlocks soil organic carbon. Yet to date, no globally consistent assessment of permafrost temperature change has been compiled. Here we use a global data set of permafrost temperature time series from the Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost to evaluate temperature change across permafrost regions for the period since the International Polar Year (2007–2009). During the reference decade between 2007 and 2016, ground temperature near the depth of zero annual amplitude in the continuous permafrost zone increased by 0.39 ± 0.15 °C. Over the same period, discontinuous permafrost warmed by 0.20 ± 0.10 °C. Permafrost in mountains warmed by 0.19 ± 0.05 °C and in Antarctica by 0.37 ± 0.10 °C. Globally, permafrost temperature increased by 0.29 ± 0.12 °C. The observed trend follows the Arctic amplification of air temperature increase in the Northern Hemisphere. In the discontinuous zone, however, ground warming occurred due to increased snow thickness while air temperature remained statistically unchanged.

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Faculté des sciences et de médecine

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Département de Géosciences

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