New insights into the environmental factors controlling the ground thermal regime across the Northern Hemisphere: a comparison between permafrost and non-permafrost areas

<p>The thermal state of permafrost affects Earth surface systems and human activity in the Arctic and has implications for global climate. Improved understanding of the local-scale variability in the global ground thermal regime is required to account for its sensitivity to changing climatic a...

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Main Authors: O. Karjalainen, M. Luoto, J. Aalto, J. Hjort
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-02-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://www.the-cryosphere.net/13/693/2019/tc-13-693-2019.pdf