Impacts of a changing cryosphere: depicting ecosystem-climate feedbacks from permafrost, snow and ice (NCoE DEFROST)
Description:
The climatic feedback mechanisms from a changing cryosphere are complex. They vary over space and time, and are generally poorly understood. The NCoE DEFROST seeks to improve our understanding of Arctic terrestrial and shallow sub-sea permafrost interactions with climate. The NCoE DEFROST will assemble internationally recognised experts with the goal of understanding how changes in the cryosphere caused by climate change influence the ecosystem/geospheric processes which directly affect climate. The Centre seeks to bridge existing gaps between climate modelling, cryospheric science, and Arctic ecosystem science.
Project information
Lead
Lund University (SE)
Partners
Lund University (SE), Danish Meteorological Institute (DK), Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (DK), Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SE), University Centre in Svalbard (NO), University of Aarhus (DK), University of Eastern Finland (FI), University of Helsinki Finland (FI)
Source of funding
Toppforskningsinitiativet (TRI)
Published in Climate-ADAPT Jun 07 2016 - Last Modified in Climate-ADAPT Dec 12 2023