Topic · Atmospheric Science
Climate change and permafrost
Climate change and permafrost is a research topic within Atmospheric Science. Science Explorer counts 35k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the dynamics of Arctic permafrost in the context of climate change, including its impact on carbon feedback, methane emissions, vegetation change, and hydrology. The research covers a wide range of topics such as soil organic carbon pools, shrub expansion, tundra biome responses, and the vulnerability of high-latitude soil organic carbon.
- Permafrost
- Arctic
- Climate Change
- Carbon Feedback
- Thawing
- Methane Emissions
- Tundra
- Vegetation Change
- Hydrology
- Ecosystem Response
- Research works
- 35k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +7% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
China
48% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
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