Brief Communication: Future avenues for permafrost science from the perspective of early career researchers

Fritz, M.; Deshpande, B. N.; Bouchard, F.; Högström, E.; Malenfant-Lepage, J.; Morgenstern, A.; Nieuwendam, A.; Oliva, M.; Paquette, M.; Rudy, A. C. A.; Siewert, M. B.; Sjöberg, Y.; Weege, S.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1715-2015

Volume 9, issue 4

The Cryosphere, 9, 1715–1720, 2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1715-2015
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Volume 9, issue 4

Brief communication 26 Aug 2015

Brief communication | 26 Aug 2015

Brief Communication: Future avenues for permafrost science from the perspective of early career researchers

M. Fritz^1,a, B. N. Deshpande^2,3, F. Bouchard^3,4,5, E. Högström^6,7, J. Malenfant-Lepage^3,4,8, A. Morgenstern¹, A. Nieuwendam⁹, M. Oliva⁹, M. Paquette^3,4, A. C. A. Rudy¹⁰, M. B. Siewert^11,12, Y. Sjöberg^11,12, and S. Weege^1,13 M. Fritz et al.

¹Department of Periglacial Research, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), 14473 Potsdam, Germany
²Department of Biology, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
³Centre for Northern Studies (CEN), Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
⁴Department of Geography, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H2V 2B8, Canada
⁵Centre Eau Terre Environnement, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Quebec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada
⁶Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation (GEO), Vienna University of Technology (TUW), 1040 Vienna, Austria
⁷Austrian Polar Research Institute, Vienna University, 1090 Vienna, Austria
⁸Department of Civil and Water Engineering, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
⁹Center for Geographical Studies, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
¹⁰Department of Geography, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
¹¹Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
¹²The Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
¹³Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
^acurrently at: Utrecht University, Department of Earth Sciences – Geochemistry, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Received: 14 Feb 2015 – Discussion started: 25 Feb 2015 – Revised: 12 Aug 2015 – Accepted: 19 Aug 2015 – Published: 26 Aug 2015

Abstract. Accelerating climate change and increased economic and environmental interests in permafrost-affected regions have resulted in an acute need for more directed permafrost research. In June 2014, 88 early career researchers convened to identify future priorities for permafrost research. This multidisciplinary forum concluded that five research topics deserve greatest attention: permafrost landscape dynamics, permafrost thermal modeling, integration of traditional knowledge, spatial distribution of ground ice, and engineering issues. These topics underline the need for integrated research across a spectrum of permafrost-related domains and constitute a contribution to the Third International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP III).

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