Baseline characteristics of climate, permafrost and land cover from a new permafrost observatory in the Lena River Delta, Siberia (1998–2011)

Samoylov Island is centrally located within the Lena River Delta at 72° N, 126° E and lies within the Siberian zone of continuous permafrost. The landscape on Samoylov Island consists mainly of late Holocene river terraces with polygonal tundra, ponds and lakes, and an active floodpl...

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Main Authors: J. Boike, B. Kattenstroth, K. Abramova, N. Bornemann, A. Chetverova, I. Fedorova, K. Fröb, M. Grigoriev, M. Grüber, L. Kutzbach, M. Langer, M. Minke, S. Muster, K. Piel, E.-M. Pfeiffer, G. Stoof, S. Westermann, K. Wischnewski, C. Wille, H.-W. Hubberten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-03-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/2105/2013/bg-10-2105-2013.pdf