PERMANOR: Permafrost landscapes in transformation - from local-scale processes to the global model NorESM
The research project PERMANOR - "Permafrost landscapes in transformation - from local-scale processes to the global model NorESM" aims at increasing our knowledge on the role of permafrost in the global climate system. Permafrost soils contain large amounts of organic material that is protected from microbial decomposition in the frozen ground, similar to a gigantic freezer.
In a future warmer world, thawing of permafrost is expected to occur, so that this organic material could be partially decomposed and trigger a massive release of greenhouse to the atmosphere. The additional warming potential of this so-called “permafrost-carbon feedback” is so far not well captured in Earth System Models (ESMs) used for climate predictions, including the Norwegian Earth System Model NorESM.
Project facts
Name
PERMANOR: Permafrost landscapes in transformation - from local-scale processes to the global model NorESM
Status
CONCLUDED
Duration
01.04.16 - 31.12.19
